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KIU'OKT Ol- I1I1-; I'ROCEIiDlXGS 



SOCIETY 



OF TJIE 



ArmYovv^^^Tennessee, 






FIRST ANNUAL MEETING, 



HELD AT 



CINCINNATI. O. 



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CINCIXXATl: p^ 

rruLisHEi:) \\\ -vwv. society, o'. 

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F. W. P'reemax, Printer, 

South-west Corner Third & Wahiut Sts. 

CINCINNATI. 



FIRST ANNUAL REPORT 



PROCEEDINGS 



Society of the Army of the Tennessee. 



Skxatk Ch \mi!i:k, C aimtai. of North Cakoi.ina, I 
R M.EUJii, ApnV 14, ISfl'i. S 

An innjiointu lurcliiij;' ot" a nuiiilicv of oiticcrs of the Anin of 
the Tennessee assemhled in this room, was ealled to order hv 
Major General F. P. Bhiir. jr. 

He nominated Brevet Brigadier-! ieneral W. B. \Voods tor Presi- 
dent of the meetin<)^. which was inianimoiish eoneuried in, and 
Cieneral Woods occupied the chair. 

It was then mo\ ed, and xoted. that Major L. M. I)a\ton. Assist- 
ant vVdjutant-General. act as .Secretary of the nieetiui;-. 
. By request of the Chairman, General Blair exjilained the ohject 
of the meetin<;- to he a temporar\ oi"<^ani/.ation. tIirout;h which the 
initiative steps can he taken to create an orj^^ani/ation, consisting' of 
the officers of the Arm\ of the Tennessee, the object of the asso- 
ciation heini4\ in hiief, a nu'ans of \ earl\ nieetin;^' of its members, 
as may be deemed expedient b\ conunittees and the association. 

(ieneral Blair then mo\ ed that a committee of three ofhcers Ite 
selected by the Chairman, w ho shall draw a \)\d\\ of organization 
of the association, in \ iew ot" these objects, to be submitted to a 
meeting- of the otlicers of the Arm\ of the Tennessee, to be here- 
after called b\ the committee. The motion beiiii;" seconded, a \ ote 
w as called b\ the Chairman, and by him pronounced cai'ried. 

The Chairman announced — 
M AJt)U-(iKNKl{.M. V. P. Bl. \1I{. Jl!., nth Coi-jis.j 

M.\j<M{-(Jk\ei{.\i, Joiix A. L()(,.\\, /•>/// '• - Coimiiitfcv. 

B\ r. M \J()I{-(JK\KKAI. (jII.KS A. Smii'ii. ]7lh 



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Proceedings of the Society 



Lieutenant-Colonel Joel moved to amend General Blair's motion 
to the effect that the committee consist of five officers instead of 
three, and that the Chairman be one of the number. Amendment 
agreed to, and the motion, as then read, carried. 

The Chairman announced — 
Maj.-Gen. F. p. Blair, Jr., ConnVg. 17th Corps. ' 
Maj.-Gen.J. a. Logan, " 15th " 

BvT. Maj.-Gen. G. A. Smith, " Dh: 17th " V Committee. 
Maj.-Gen. A.J. Smith, 
BvT. Brig.-Gen. W. B. Woods, loth " 

Moved bv Lieutenant-Colonel Joel, that the names of the officers, 
of this meeting- be incorporated in the Secretary's report. Carried. 

Officers attending the meeting were: 

Major-General F. p. Blair, Jr.. 

Commanding 17fh Corps. 

Brevet Major-General C. R. Woods, ^ 

Commanding- 1st Division loth Corps. 

Brevet Major-Gexeral Giles A. Smith. 

Commanding Division lltli Corps. 

Brigadier-General B. F. Potts, / 

Commanding Brigade 17th Corps. 

Brigadier-Gexeral M. F. Force, j^/ 

Commanding 1st Division 17th Corps. 

COLOXEL WiLLARD WaRNER, 

Commanding ISOth Ohio ]'oliintccr I>ifanfry. 
Former I V 76th Ohio ]'olunfeer Infantry. 

Major Logax Tomkixs, 

Aide-dc-Camp Major-General Blair. 

Major Frederick Welker, ' 

1st Missouri Light Artillery. 

Major J. C. Robixsox, 

7Sth Ohio \'oliiiifecr Infantry. 

Major L. M. Daytox, ^ 

Assistant Ad jutanf -General Major-General Sherman. 

Surgeox Jos. G. Reeves, ' 

7Sth Ohio \'oluuteer Infantry. 

Captaix p. Miller, 

16th lo-i'a I'ol II n leers. 

Captaix Ciias. Case, 

64th Illinois Infantry. 

Captaix G. R. Steele, 

Aidc-de-Camp General Blair. 

Captaix E. II. Moore, 

Aide-de-Camp General Smith. 

Captaix J. D. IIuxt, 

17th Wisconsin Infantry. 

Colonel Geo. C. Rogers, 

Veteran Batteries l^th and loth Illinois. 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 



LlElTEXANT-CoI.ON i;i. A. 1 I IC K KN L()( )I'I:R, 

Assistiini Inspector (ivncral. 17/fi Corps. 

LlElTEXANT-CoLONKL E. M. JoEL, 

C/n\[/' .^ittjrfer-J/tis/cr lltli Corps. 

LlElTEXAXT-CoEONEI, 1). T. KiRBY, 

lUh Corps. 

LlElTEXAXT-CoI-OXEI. J. J. lIlBLETTS, 

o2)id Ohio ]'olu)i/c(r Iiifuntrv. 

LlElTEXAX'T-CoLOXEL J. M. RlSK, 

2'tth ]V isco)isi)i hifiintrx. 
Captain II. L. Waddeei., 

2i)tli Oliio \'oluitticr I )i faiitrv. 
Captaix Wells II. Legcjett. 

Aidc-dc-Caiu p and Knrrinccr. 

LlElTEXAXT C. II. HkISIIIXC. 

■i.ird lUhtois In f cm fry . 
LlElTEXAXT T. J. Herbert, 

lOt/i loxva In fdii/rv. 
LlElTEXAXT R. M. Woods, 

(j/ft/i Illinois Tnfautrv. 

LlElTEXAXT ClIAS. J. FaRXHAM, 

25ih Wisconsin Infantrv. 

LlElTEXAXT C. B. BlAXCHERI), 

2-')th Wisconsin Infantrv. 
LlElTEXAXT J. F. Richards, 

,?.')/// Wisconsin Infantrv, 
LlElTEXAXT A. W. Stewart, 

A ide-de- Camp. 

LlElTEXAXT II. O. DwIGHT, 

2()tli Ohio ]'oluntcer Infantrv. 

LlElTEXAXT FrAXK CrITZ, 

A idc-dc- Camp. 

Durin<2^ the registry of these names, remarks were made by 

Generals Bhiir, (yiles Smith, and others, touching upon incidents 

of tlie Army of the Tennessee, satisfactory to all present. The 

meeting then, upon motion of (Jeneral Giles Smith, was adjourned. 

(Signed) W. B. Woods, 

Brevet liri(j(idief-Gener((l, President. 
L. I\L Davton, 

Major and A.ssist<(nt Adjutant-General, Secretary. 

Senate Chamber, Capitol BriLniXG, ) 
Raleigh, April 2-'), ISOo. \ 

Pursuant to a call of the committee, as appointed at the meeting 
of April 14th, 1865, tlie officers of the Army of the Tennessee 
again met, and were called to order by the Presidenl. Hrevet 
Brigadier-General W. B. Woods. 

Bv call of the Presidenl, the Secretar\- read the records of the 



6 (Proceedings of the Society 

meeting of April 14, iS6^, which, by vote of the meeting, were 
adopted. 

Major-General Blair, on behalf of the Committee on Organiza- 
tion, then presented the following 

REPORT. 

"The committee appointed to submit a plan for the organization of the 
'Association of the Old Army of the Tennessee,' ha\e the honor to submit for 
the consideration of the officers of that Army, the following: 

" I. The Association shall be known as 'The Society of the Army of the 
Tennessee,' and shall include every officer who has ser\ed with honor in that 
Army. 

'• Honorary members may be elected from those who have served with honor 
and distinction in any of the Armies of the United States. 

"II. The object of the Society shall be to keep alive and preser\e that 
kindly and cordial feeling which has been one of the characteristics of this 
Army during its career in the ser\ ice, and which has given it such harmonv of 
action, and contributed in no small degree to its glorious achievements in our 
country's cause. 

"The fame and glory of ail the oHicers belonging to this Army, who have 
fallen either on the field of battle or in the line of their duty, shall be a sacred 
trust to this Society, which shall cause proper memorials of their services to be 
collected and preserved, and thus transmit their names with honor to posterity. 

" The families of all such officers, who shall be in indigent circumstances, will 
have a claim upon the generosity of the Society, and will be relie\ed by the 
\oluntarv contributions of its members whenever brought to their attention. 
In like manner the fame and suffering families of those officers \\ ho may here- 
after be stricken down bv death, shall be a trust in the hands of their survivors. 

"III. For the purpose of accomplishing these objects, the Society shall be 
organized by the annual election of a President and Vice-Presidents. The 
\'ice-Presidents to be chosen, one from each Army Corps of the old Army of 
the Tennessee, and a Corresponding and a Recording Secretary. 

" The Society shall meet once in everv vear, and those officers who, for any 
cause, are unable to attend its meetings, will be expected to write to the Corres- 
ponding Secretary of the Society, and impart such information in regard to 
themselves as they may desire, and which may be of interest to their brother 
officers. Honoring the glorious achievements of our brothers-in-arms belong- 
ing to other Armies, whose services have contributed, in an eqiuil degree, in 
the re-establishment of our Government, and desiring to draw closer to them 
in the bonds of social feeling, the President, or either of the Vice-Presidents 
of this Society shall be authorized to invite the attendance of any officer of the 
I. nited States Army at any of our annual meetings." 

On motion, without a dissenting vote. 

Resolved, "That the report, as made by the Committee on 



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( )i<;;ini/,;iti()ii, he accepted and adopted as the Coiistitulioii of the 
Society." 

The Society then proceeded to tlie election of officers, and, on 
motion of Major-(jeneral Bhur. the foUowinj^ resohition was 
adopted unaninioush . \i/.: 

Resolved, That Bri^^atUer-General John A. RawHns, V. S.A., 
Chief of vStatl" to tlie Lieutenant-General, in considei^ation of his 
eminent services to our countr\ in connection with the "Armv of 
the Tennessee." and also tor his ahilit\" for the ])osition. he the 
President of this Societx'. 

On motion of Major-General Blair: 

Neso/veif. That the election of ^'ice-Presidents l^e defenxMl until 
such time as each Corps of the Armv shall nominate an officer 
fiom tlieir respective Corps for election, and submit the same for 
the consideration of the Societv. 

On motion of Brigadier-Cieneral Stohlbrand: 

Resolved, That Major L. M. Dayton, Assistant Adjutant-General 
Army in the Field, Militarv Division of the Mississippi, he the 
Recordinjj^ Secretarv of this Society. 

On motion of Surg^eon Alorji^an: 

J-iesoIved, That Surgeon John M. Woodworth. ist Illinois Light 
Artillery, he the Corresponding Secretary of this Society. 

On motion of Colonel Curlcy: 

Resolved. That Captain Addison Ware. Assistant Adjutant- 
(Tcneral of Volunteers, be the Treasurer of this Society. 

On motion of Major-General Logan: 

Resolved. That the j^iesent Chairman, (ieneral Wootls, continue 
in the exercise of that ofHce until such time as General Rawlins 
can be notified of liis election as President of this Society, and he 
report the pleasure of acceptance. 

On motion of ^Lxjor-Cieneral Logan: 

Resolved. That the present Chairman. General Woods, is herebv 
authorized to call meetings of the Societv for the transaction of 
business or other purposes, at his pleasure, until such time as the 
President shall be installed in his office. 

On motion of Ma)or-( Jeneral Blair the Society adjourned. 

(Signed) W.B.Woods. 

J) revet Urioadier- (General, /^reside/if pro ieni. 
L. M. Dayton, 

Major and Assistant Ad iiita)it- General, Secretary. 



8 Proceedings of the Society 

CixciXNATi, Ohio, November I4. 1SG6. 

The members of the Society, and Officers of the Army of the 
Tennessee assembled in IVIozart Hall, Cincinnati, at 11^ o'clock 
A. M., pursuant to the following call: 

Washington, D. C, •Ji/Zy 10, 1S66. 
Officers of the Arniv of the Tennessee: 

You are respectfully notified that the first annual meeting of the " Society 
of the Army of the Tennessee" will be held on the 14th of November, 1S66, 
at Cincinnati, Ohio, for the purpose of perfecting its organization, and trans- 
action of such other business as may come before it, in furtherance of its objects, 
which are primarily to perpetuate its history, and keep alive that kindly, cordial 
and social feeling, which was one of the characteristics of that Army during 
its eventful career, and which gave it such harmony of action as contributed, 
in no small degree, to its glorious achievements in our country's cause. Every 
officer who has served at any time in the Army of the Tennessee with honor, 
is entitled to membership, and is considered a member of this Society, and, as 
a large amount of important business is to be transacted at this meeting, a 
general and prompt attendance is desired. 

General John A. Rawlins. 

President, Washington, D. C. 
Lieutenant-Colonel L. M. Dayton, 

Secretary, St. Louis, Mo. 

Which was read by the Secretary; and the President taking the 
chair, "The Society of the Army of the Tennessee" proceeded 
in Its first annual meeting. The Secretary announced from the 
register that a quorum was present, and, by request of the Presi- 
dent, prayer was oftercd by Rev. McCarty, Chaplain 76th Ohio 
Volunteers. 

The President announced the Society as being ready for the 
transaction of business; the Secretary then read the records of the 
last meeting, and which, on motion, without dissent, were a.ccepted. 

On motion of General Hickenlooper: 

Resolved, That the President appoint a committee of three to 
take charge of the sale of tickets for the Banquet of the Society 
to be given on the evening of the 15th. 

The President appointed as such committee Colonel Herbert, 
Colonel Munson, and Major Safely. 

On motion of General W. W. Belknap: 

Resolved, That the President appoint a committee of five to 
nominate, for consideration of the Society, the Officers for the 
ensuing: vear. 



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The President appointed as tlie coniniittee Major-General \V. 
W.Belknap, Bri<;adier-(jencral C II. 1 loward. Colonels C Cadle, 
M. C. (jarlKM\ and Pcckliani. 

On motion: 

KcsoIvCii, That the President ajipoint a committee of three to 
report on Amendment.s to the Constitution, and leport lU-Paws 
for the government of the Societ\'. 

The Presitlent ai")pointed Major-General M. F. Foixe, Major- 
General C. R. Wood, and Major-General Giles A. Smith. 

There heingj no more lousiness for the present consideration of 
the Societv. on motion of Colonel Parker: 

Resolved, The Societv stand adjourned until i\ v. M. this dav, 
Xovemher 14, 1S66. 

Mozart IIai.i.. / 

CixciNX \Ti, Ohio, j'., i>. m., Xoxi-mhcr I4, ISfUJ. \ 

The Soeiet\' met pursu;int to adjouinment. and was called to 
order 1)\' the President, Major-(jeneral Rawlins, who annoimced 
it ready for the transaction of husiness proper to come before it. 
A motion was made bv Colonel Parker to the eflect that the 
President should instruct the committee appointed to report on 
By-Laws and Aniendments to the Constitution, to also report on 
the justness, proprietv and practicability of including in the Society 
the eidisted men of the Arnn of the Tennessee, giving as reasons 
for his motion that, while as mucli honor was accorded the enlisted 
man as the officer who commanded him, he ought not be debarred 
the privileges of our Societv. Colonel Peckham arose and desired 
permission to explain, as his understanding of the olijects of our 
Society, that it was an Association of Officers; and \\hile no part 
of the Constitution was drawn for the purj^ose of excluding an}- 
class of men, enlisted men themsehes would acknowledge that 
their admittance to membership would make the Society unwieldy. 
Colonel Cavender said he coincided with the views of Colonel 
Peckham. Colonel Parker asked permission to withdraw his 
motion; but(ienei;d Leggett, arising, said, now that thecjuestion of 
admitting the enlisted men to membership in the Society had been 
brought before it, he desired it should be correctly set forth, and, as he 
believed, every member of llu' Societx' understood it. I le explained 
the warm sympathv and kindlv feeling of the (jthcers of the Army 
of the Tennessee towards the enlisted men. He 1>egged leave 
to oppose the motion of Colonel Parker. l)ut not with an\- wish or 



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intention of giving tlie cold sliouldcr to the brave and worthv enlisted 
men. Discipline of service did not allow, during the late war, that 
class or character of association between the otlicers and the enlisted 
men that the articles of our Constitution contemplated for the 
members of this Societv, the ofticers of the Arm}- in the Field. 
While we individually consider the enlisted man as much entitled 
to commendation for his services during the war as ourselves, and 
while we knew his equalitv in civil life, the admitting him to 
membership in our Society was foreign to its object, which contem- 
plated a reunion of fellowships and friendships formed during the 
war. Our Society was formed before the close of the war, not in its 
pomp and circumstance, but in the theatre of military movement and 
the sound of hostile guns, and was, therefore, peculiar; and while 
all would render to the soldier who served under us, all merit and 
honor, and, if need be, will assist any association in his interest, he 
also hoped the original principles and intentions of the Society 
would be adhered to. Colonel Parker thanked the gentlemen for 
their impartial discussion of his motion, and withdrew it by consent 
of the President. 

Colonel Parker made the motion to adjourn, but, pending a vote. 
Colonel Cavender said he would like, as there was plenty of time, 
to have the Secretary read such correspondence as he might have 
from the absent members, unable to attend our first annual reunion. 

LETTERS. 

The following letters were read: 

Headc^arters Armies of the United States, } 
W ASHixciTON, D. C, 2\,'ovrinber 11. ISHO. \ 

Dear General: — It is with great disappointment that I have to announce, 
at the last moment, mv inabihty to attend the meeting of the "Societv of the 
Army of the Tennessee" on tlie 14th inst. 1 find that it will be impossible for 
me to be absent from this citv, tor the present, for so long a time as it would 
take to go to Cincinnati and return. I regret not being able to attend the 
first meeting of a Society composed in whole of officers of the Army which 
formed mv first command in the late terrible rebellion, and with which I felt 
myself identified to the end of its service. When mj command was less than 
an "Army," it was composed of troops which formed the nucleus of the Army 
of the Tennessee in its organization into an Army. It was the first Army I 
had the honor to command, and, to the end of the rebellion, it was an integral 
and important part of the force which I had the honor to direct, though 
through the ablest and most distinguished officers of any service. It is a proud 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 1 1 

record the Arniv of the Tennessee ijained duriiv^ the reheUion. As an Army, 
it never sustained a single defeat during four years of war. No officer was 
ever assigned to the command of that Army who had afterwards to be reheved 
from duty, or reduced to a less command. Such a liistory is not by accident, 
nor wholly due to sagacity in the selection of commanders. Again permit me 
to express, through you. to the Society of the "Army of the Tennessee" my 
deep regret at not being able to be with it on the interesting occasion of its 
lirst meeting. I have the honor to be. with great respect. 

Your obedient servant. 

U. S. Grant, 

(ieneral. 
To Brevet M.vjor-Gexeral, M. F. Force. 

Chairman Com. of Arrangements. Society of the Army of the Tenii. 



HF.ADt.iJ ARTERS MiMTARV DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI, l_ 

St. Lol is. Mo.. Xozembcr J, ISGG. | 

LlEl TEXANT-COLONEI., L. M. DaYTON. 

Secretary Society of the Ariiiv of the Tennessee. — Present: 
Dear Colonel: — On the 19th of October I had the honor to accept an 
invitation to be present at Cincinnati on the 14th instant to attend the meet- 
ing of your Society. At the time I presumed, of course, that I would be here 
about that time, but since have received orders that will carry me far awa\' 
from Cincinnati at the time proposed for the meeting. It is. therefore, out ot 
my power to fulfill the promise, which I assure you is a great disappointment 
to me. I approve most heartily of the object and purposes of the Society, and 
shall hope, at some future time, to share its pleasin^es and associations. Time 
is already spreading its veil over those events in wliich we shared, and to us, 
the survivors, alone is allowed the privilege of lifting that veil and revealing 
its mysteries. Whilst memories last, we can never forget the events about 
Shiloh, \'icksburg and Jackson ; nor those about Chattanooga, Atlanta, 
Savannah and Raleigh, in which tlie old Army of the Tennessee bore so prom- 
inent a part ; and I hope and trust the younger men. who have longest to live. 
\vill see that those living scenes be transmitted down to the future in colors 
as bright as words can portray. But of all things, what pleased me best, ^^as 
the noble confidence and good feeling that always prevailed in that Army, 
from all its successive commanders down to the last private; and now that 
war is over, and peace supreme, that same confidence and good feeling remain 
the same bright ornament to the civilian as it was to the soldier. 

Wishing the Society every success in its most meritorious purpose, that its 
present meeting may be a most happy reunion of fellow-soldiers and friends, 
and that man\- more of the same sort will follow, I am, as ever. 

Most truly, yoin- friend, 

W. T. Siifkman. 

/. ieutenant- General. 



I 2 (Proceedinp;s of the Society 

War Department, ^ 

Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, |- 

Washington, November 12, 1866. ) 

Colonel L. M. Dayton: 

My Dear Sir: — I received your kind invitation to be present at the meet- 
ing of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, and also a Missouri paper 
containing your invitation to General Sherman, and his acceptance. I delayed 
a reply, hoping I might be able to so arrange my work as to be present with 
you on the 14th inst., for it would afford me intense gratification to meet the 
old friends and companions-in-arms again; but having had my vacation, and 
finding an accumulation of important matters that must be attended to as 
soon as possible, I yield to a sense of duty, and reluctantlv forego the enjoy- 
ment you and others are sure to derive from the reunion. 

Many and many are the times I have recalled our Western campaigns and 
battles, and never without boasting of the wonderful bravery and endurance 
of our army. In the providence of God we are already scattered over this 
broad land, and may never be permitted to meet again in one place. Yet. 
while memory lasts, and men continue to honor noble deeds, a soldier of the 
army that Grant and Sherman and McPherson commanded, will be recognized 
among our people. He will need no other badge of distinction than the sim- 
ple fact that he performed his part from Donelson to Chattanooga, from Dal- 
ton to Atlanta, from Atlanta to Savannah, and battled with the enemy and 
the swamps of the Carolinas. You will have with you a galaxy of noble 
names — Logan, Blair, Woods, the f/iree Smiths, Leggett, Hazen, Corse, Force, 
Fuller, and a host of others — and I know all will join me in a warm tribute of 
gratitude to the bold, hearty, indefatigable volunteer soldier who has g"i\'en us 
all so great distinction, and asks no other honor than that he belonged to the 
army whose memory you cherish to-day. 

Sav to all, God grant, m\- fellow-soldiers, that we may do his will and work 
out his purposes, as we have been able to do in the past, and that we may all 
one dav meet where, we believe, McPherson, Ransom, Harker, and the rest 
of the Christian soldiers now are. 

Truly yours, 

O. O. Howard. 

Major-Geiieral. 



C.VRBONDALE, November S, ISGC. 

Colonel A. Hickenlooper : 

My Dear Sir: — I regret exceedingly that it is impossible for me to attempt 
to deliver an address before our Society, as you desire, and they have honored 
me w^ith an invitation to do ; but the indescribable campaign through which I 
have just passed, has entirely exhausted my physical strength, and I shall be 
forced in consequence to forego the pleasure it would afford me under other 
circvunstances. Will endeaxor to attend the meeting as an earnest admirer 



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in the cau>o. ;uul sanguine jiarticipant in the liopes for tlic jirpspcriU and 
ptrpctiiit\ of the Order. 

Trusting jnaji\ iei-)rcsentati\-es niav atteml, ami <(ood fecliiv^ pre\ail. I am. 
\'ei"\ respect lull \, 

John a. L()(. an. 



[tei.E(;r.\m.1 

Wa.siiinctox. Xovriiihcr l.'>, JSOO. 
To Gexer.xl John A, Rawlins. 

Pr-esidcnt Socuty of //y Ai-Jiiv of the Tamcssec: 
Matters, over which I had no control, called me here, and pre\cnts niv 
being with you. Best wishes to all present ot' the gallant old army. 

JoJIN A. LoCiAN. 



St. Louis. November 12, ISGG. 
Brevet Brigadier-Genek.\l Andrew Hickenlooper : 

Dear Gener.\l : — I regret. exceedingU. that it i> not in nw power ti 
attend the meeting ot" the Society of the Army of the Tennes-see. to he held 
jn Cincinnati on the i4tii instant, 

I am too unwell to venture upon gi\ing myself this gratification, and eve;i 
if my health would permit, there are imperati\e demands upon my time which 
would compel me in the spirit of the maxims learned in our glorious old army, 
to \\e\d mv own inclinations to the conjmands of duty. 

You can realize from your own feelings, how much it costs me to find my- 
self debarred from the pleasure, to which 1 ha\ e so long looked forward, of 
meeting m\' old friends and comrades-in-arms. 

Mv association with the men ot" the .\.rm\- of tlie Tennessee, is t!ie proiuhst 
remembrance of my lit"e. To ha\e shared, excn in the humblest way, the vi.is- 
situdes. the trials and the triumphs of that splendid organization, whose 
victorious career was undimmed by defeat, and whose achievements find no 
parallel in all the pages of history, is sufficient to gratify the pride of the most 
ambitious. 

I trust to you to make excuse for my enforced absence to cur comrades ar.d 
friends, and present to them, if any occasion should occur to make it appropriate, 
this sentiment on my behalf: " The Army of the Tennessee, like its first great 
leader, who impressed it with his o\\ n genius and character — constant under 
discouragement, invincible in battle, and noblest of all, magna hi'iiiohs in :i<- 
toi'v."' The country needs now. no less than in the darkest hours of the war. 
the exhibition of the same lofty \irtues by our army and by its exalted chief". 

With m\ best wishes tor the health and happiness of all. I am, dear (ieneral. 

"V'oiM" f"riend, 

Frank P. Blair. 



Virginia City. Montana Ty.. October 1. ISDi}. 

General A. Hickenlooper, 

Cincitinati, Ohio: 
Dear Sir : — I reiri'et. exceedingh , mv inabilitv to be iiresent at the meeting 
of the officers of the Armv of the Tennessee. I trust the meeting mav under- 



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stand the reasons of my absence, and although not present, will cordiallv 
sympathize with the purposes and action of those composing it, being confi- 
dent they have no political significance, neither as concerns the strife at 
home, nor with neighboring States, but to perpetuate the kind feelings so 
universal in that arniy in the field, and the memorv of those who fell. 

Ver\- trid\', 

W. B. Hazen, 
Brevet Major-General. 



CoixciL Blufp's, Iowa. Xovcmhcr 2^ 18GG. 
Major-Gexekal Force, 

President of the Comviittee of Arrangements, Society of the Army of 
the Tennessee, Cincinnati, Ohio: 

General : — It has been, up to to-day. my intention to be present at the 
reunion of the officers of the Anny of the Tennessee, but I find that my 
engagements are such that I must forego that pleasure. Though absent, in 
heart I shall be with you, and nothing could give me more pleasure and satis- 
faction than to meet our old Chiefs, Grant, Shennan, Logan and Howard, 
and see marshaled with them the heroes who have so often followed them io 
victory. One also will be missing — ^the noble, bra\e, proud, generous- 
McPherson ; though dead, he yet lives in the memory of every soldier who 
served w ith him, and can never be forgotten. I extend my wannest greetings 
to you all, and am ready to do all in my power to forward the objects of the 
Society. 

I am, very traly and respectflillv vours, 

G. M. Dodge, 
Brevet Major-General,, 16th A, C. 



Department of the Interior, ^ 
Washington, D. C, November 7, 1866, \' 

Dear Hick : — I will come if I can. Should I be absent at " Roll Call," 
you may belie\e it will be because I can not help it. 

To m\' old friends and comrades of the glorious old Army of the Tennes- 
see, whether I am with them or absent, my feelings are single and certain. I 
know them, and many of them know me. I have been with them in the days 
of trial, and I should esteem it a privilege to be with them in the days of 
remembrance. 

Count me /;/, \\-hether I be there or not. and say to them (if I be not there), 
that I think the best part of my life is that which covers the time in which I 
was with them. 

Very truly yours, 

Jno. C. Cox, 
Late Chief Com. SuIk 17th A. C. 
General A. IIickenlooper, 

Cincinnati, O. 



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Ciiic.\c;(). I I.I.., Xoz'tiiihrr l.i, ISCi',. 
Dk.\r Gknf.kai.: — I regret, exceedingly, that a severe spell of sickness will 
])revent niy being present at the reunion of the otlicers of our glorious old Arni\ 
of the Tennessee, This, I assure you, is a great disappointment, as I have long 
promised myself the pkuNure of being present at the first meeting of our 
iSociety. 

I sincerel_\' hope, like the old arnvy it may be a perfect success, and nothing 
occur to mar the harmony w hich ha> e\ ei" characterized its meetings. 

I trust you will -see that my name is enrolled as a memberv as I shall 
ever cherish the associations and friendships formed in that ai'mw which has 
carried its banners, without a single defeat, from the Ohio river to the Gulf, 
and from the broad Mississippi to the Atlantic coast. 

Very respectfull\ , 

Wii.i. E, Strong. 

GeXKK.\L a. lllCKENLOOPER. 

CiHt iinidti . 



IIe.mx^i.vrters Fort Dakota. I 
Siorx Falls. D. T., Or/oh-r Lk ISCO. S 

General Andrew IIickexlooper, 

Secretarv Committee of Arr<iiio('iiic»ts: 

My Dear General: — It would give me the greatest pleasure imaginable 
to meet my old friends of the Army of the Tennessee in Cincinnati, on the 
occasion of their reunion, but the circimistances are such that it wiy be impos- 
sible for me to be w ith you in person, although my heart will be there. I hope 
that the officers that come together on that occasion will not separate until the\ 
have placed our glorious Society on some firm basis, and that these reunions 
will take place every year. A society that is bound together by the blood of 
our McPhcrson, a Boomer, a Ransom, and thousands of others, should not be 
allowed to die out; its glorious memories should, be preserved from generation 
to generation, as an example of what an army can do. when animated by a 
cause which is just and right. 

Please give my best respects to m\- old comrades, and believe me, 
V'ery truly, your sincere friend, 

KiLiuRN Knox, 
Brrx'i't I. iciiiriiaiit- Colonel L' . S. A. 
I^iitc Chief Coiii)iiiss(ir\ of Musters. Ar///v of the Ti-iiiiessec, 



Zaxe.sville, Xoveinlter hi, ISGli. 
The Secretary of the Assoeiatiofi of the Ar/nv of the Te/inessee: 

Sir: — Prevented by unavoidable circumstances from meeting with my hon- 
ored comrades of the late Army of the Tennessee. I desire, through you. to 
express my sentiments. 

It is the glory of my life, lor a time to have been a member of that illustrious 
force, that with resistless might, rebuked the torrent of rebellion, and etVcct- 
iveiy said: "There shall thy proud waves be staid." 



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Though a non-combatant mvselt'. I trust to have contributed an Tiumble 
sliare to maintain the active state of the force, refit manv for additional achieve- 
ments of duty and honor, to aid sick and wounded and sniootli tlie pillow of 
the dying. 

I have shared in yonr sufterings, permit me to share in your rejoicings. 
With you I would remember the noble dead, among them my only brother, 
and pledge myself anew to the widows and orphans of the martyrs of liberty. 

I desire~to be enrolled still among f on, and pledge, beforehand, my decided, 
hearty co-operation in any line of action yow may adopt. 

God bless you all, from our grand Grant, to the dn.UTimer-bo_\-, not forgetting 
our ladv niu-ses. 

With high regard. 

Si R(iEOX JOUX G. F. liOLSTON, 

Brevet Lieutenant- Colonel. 
Late ]\Iedical Director Department Army of the Tennessee. 



New York, No. 124 Maiden Lane, November 13, 1S66. 
Dear Dayton : — The above notice interests me very much. Having served 
in the "Arm\- of the Tennessee," in important positions, and finally as its 
"Adjutant-General," I desire to connect myself with the organization above 
noticed. Please enroll my name among the list of members, and let me know 
what the dues are and I will remit. 

You will add to your kindness if vou will send me some account of the pro- 
ceedings of the con\ention. The above notice is the first I have seen, I should 
like verv much to visit Cincinnati, but am prevented by business. 

Truly yours, 

Max Woodhull. 
Colonel Dayton. 



Galena, III., October IG, 1866. 
My Dear General: — I am glad to know that there is to be a meeting of 
the officers and soldiers of the old Army of the Tennessee, at Cincinnati, on 
the 14th proximo. As former Colonel of the 12th Illinois Infantry, I belonged 
to the Army of the Tennessee from 1S61 to 1S64. I shall try to be present at 
that meeting; shall hope to meet a very large number of my former companions- 
in-arms. 

The bringing together of the officers and soldiers formerly belonging to the 
same army, at such a time as this, can not fail to result in good to all. Wish- 
ing you success, 

I ha\ e the honor to be, respectfully-, your obedient servant, 

A. L. Chetlain, 
Late Brevet Major-Gencral U. S. Volunteers. 
General Hickenlooper. 

Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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Kansas City, Mo., Xowiiibcy '>, ISOH. 
CoLONKL L. M. Daytdn, 

Sccrrttiry of the "Socii'tv of the Ariiiv of the Teiitiesscr.'^ 
Comrades: — I've been trvinif to urrani^c in\- business so as to be i^resent at 
tbe meeting of tliis honorable Society, but I find tliat I must give up the idea. 
I am not a member of the Society, but having served more than three (3) years 
in the Army of the Tennessee, I think myself entitled to enrollment as a mem- 
l)er. and so I ask you to enroll mv name, for \n\ proudest boast as a soldier is, 
that 1 scr\ ed under Generals Grant, Mcl'berson and Sherman in tlie .\rmv of 
the Tennessee. 

\'erv respectfully, etc., 

Robert C. Crowell, 
Lute Majoi- ..'Cth Mo. I'o/s.. -ird Bris,':. .In/ Div., l.'ith Army Corps. 



CiiKA(;(), Ii.T.., A'orcinbcr 1,2, 1SG6. 
Brothers of the .\riiiy of the Tennessee: 

I cannot be with you as I have intended; but I shall watch for the reports 
of your proceedings with unfeigned interest. I am with you heart and soul in 
what \ ou may do, for I know that mv worthy companions will do only w hat 
I can approve. 

May this reunion of comrades lie the precursor of many another such in the 
future. 

Yours ever, 

Wm. T. Frohock, 
Brevet Brigadier-deneral. U . S. A., Late of the Jf')th Illinois. 



OsKALOosA, Iowa, Noi'ember 8, 1866. 
Mv Dear Colonel:— Upon the receipt of your letter some weeks since, I 
determined to attend the meeting of the olVicers of the "Army of Ihe Ten- 
nessee" at Cincinnati, O., on the 14th inst., but sickness and death in my 
family have so disarranged my business affairs that I shall be unable to attend, 
but you know my heart will be with you. 

Will you be kind enough to remember me kintlly to McCoy, ;ind any other 
of our mutual friends who may chance to give me a passing thought, (iod 
bless the " OtHcers of the Army of the Tennessee,'" may they always stand 
together for right, justice, and liberty I With high regard, I remain. 

Tndy your friend, 

Cyri s W. Fisher. 



l?i nki;k II 1 1. 1., III., X or ember ,2, 1806. 
General A. Hickenlooper, 

Secretary, Ciiieiiiiiati : 
Dear General: — Please express to mv friends — 'comrades in battle, par- 
takers of the weary march and the long watches, by whose courage and 
endurance the battle has been foui^ht and the victorv won " — mv regret that I 



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am unable to meet with them in jour city. In remembering me to them, 
particularize the boys of the " Blue Arrow " generally, and our glorious old 
Iowa Brigade particularly. 

It will surprise Belknap and many others if you inform them that the 
undersigned is a Good Templar. 

Will you be so kind as to forward me copies of papers giving reports of the 
meeting? 

Mav vou all enjoy yourselves; but amid all your enjoyment do not forget to 
drink hearty to the very good health of the absent. And believe me, 

Yours ever truly, 

F. Y. Hedley, 
Brevet-Captain U. S. V., A. A. A. G.,2nd Brig.,4th Div., 17th Corps, 

and Recording Secretary Blue Arrozv. 



Headquarters Department of the East. ) 
Philadelphia, Pa., October 22, 1S6G. \ 

General A. Hickenlooper, 

Secretary, Cincinnati, O.: 
Dear Sir: — I am in receipt of your esteemed favor of the 15th inst., 
honoring me with an invitation to attend the meeting of the " Society of the 
Army of the Tennessee," to be held in Cincinnati on the 14th proximo. Whilst 
it would aftord me the greatest pleasure to meet the gallant officers who will 
be assembled on that occasion, I regret, extremely, that the distance from my 
station, the nature of my duties, and other considerations, will not permit me 
to avail myself of your polite invitation. With my earnest wishes for the 
success of the meeting, I remain, dear sir, with great respect. 
Your obedient servant, 

Geo. G. Meade, 
Ala jar -General, U. S. A. 



Nashville, Tennessee, October 14, 1S66. 
General A. Hickenlooper, 

Secretary Committee of Arrangements. ■ 
Dear Sir: — On my return yesterday from a leave of absence, I had the 
honor to receive your favor of the 15th inst., enclosing a card of admission to 
the Banquet to be given b}- the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, at the 
Burnet House, Cincinnati, Ohio, on the 15th November, proximo, and an 
invitation to attend the meeting of the Society on the 14th. 

It would give me great pleasure to avail mvself of the polite in\ itation of 
the Committee of Arrangements, but it will be absolutely necessary for me to 
remain in Louisville during the month of November to supervise the transfer 
of the Department Headquarters from Nashville to Louisville. I am, sir, 
very respectfully. 

Your obedient servant, 

Geo. H. Thom.vs, 
Afajor- General, U. S. A. 



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Hi: Aixy ARTKKs ])i:i'.\ktmi:nt or Tin: Gllk, \ 
Nicw Oklkans. La., October .H, ISdO. \ 

General A. IIr kenlooper. 

Secretary Committee of Arrdiii^rinciits : 
Dear Sir: — Your note of the 15th inst., inviting me to attend a meeting of 
the Society of the Army of the Tennessee on the 14th of November next, is 
just received, but my duties are such as to preclude the possil^ilitv of m\- l)eing 
able to leave my command at that time. 

Please present my thanks to the Committee of Arrangements for their kind 
remembrance of me. I am, sir, 

\'oiu-s respectfullv, 

P. II. SlIKRIDAX, 

.\fti/or-(T()icrii/, ('. S. A. 



llEADqi' ARTKKS DiCrART.MENT OE THE PoTO.MAC, ) 

RiLiiMOM), Va., October 27, 1S66. ) 

LlElTEX.\NT-CoLOXEL L. M. DaVTOX, 

Secretary Society .\riiiy of the Tennessee, St. Louis, Mo.: 
My Dear Coi-oxel: — I have had the pleasure of receiving your letter of 
October 23, inviting me, in behalf of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, 
to attend their social reunion at Cincinnati on the 14th of November. Nothing 
could artbrd me more pleasure than to meet my friends of that noble old armv, 
and join in their festivities; but I now apprehend that my oflicial duties Avill 
prevent my doing so on the 14th. 

Please accept my thanks for your kind invitation, 
'^'ours \er_\- trul\\ 

J. M. SciroFiKLi), 

Major- (ieneral. 

No. 194 Broadway, New York City, October 27, 18GG. 
Dear Sir: — Your favor of the 23rd has been received. I will, if possible, 
be present at the reunion, and am very thankful to you for the kind invitation. 

Yours truly, 

ii. w. s locum. 
Colonel L. M. Daytox. 



IIeadc^iarters Department of the Lakes, } 
Detroit, Mich., October 2G, JSOO. \ 

Colonel: — General Hooker directs me to acknowledge, for him, receipt of 
your kind invitation, and to say that it will give him great pleasure to be 
present at your reunion, in case circumstances permit his absence from Detroit. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

\\'. ^\'. Tompkins, 
/'irst Lieutenant .3d Mo., A. D. C. 
Lieutenant-Colonel L. M. Dayton, 

Secretary .Society Army of the Tennessee. 



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HEAD(y.'ARTERS MILITARY DISTRICT OF KeXTUCKY, ) 

Louisville, Ky., October 31, 1866. \ 

Dear Colonel: — Your kind invitation to attend the social reunion of the 
officers of tlie Army of the Tennessee, at Cincinnati, on the 15th prox., is just 
received. I appreciate, very highly, the invitation, and will not fail to avail 
myself of the opportunitv to meet so man\- of mv old army friends and com- 
rades. Unless something, now unforeseen, prevents, I shall he on hand. 
I am, very respectfully, your ohedient servant, 

Jeff. C. Davis, 
Colonel and Brevet Major- General. 
Colonel L. M. Dayton, 

Secretary, etc. 



St. Loris, Mo., October 26, 1S66. 
Lieutenant-Colonel L. M. Dayton, 

Secretary of the Society of the A rm v of the Tennessee, St. Louis, Mo. : 
My Dear Sir: — I had the honor to receive your inxitation to attend the 
reunion and banquet to be given at Cincinnati, on the 14th and 15th insts., 
under the auspices of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, and would 
feel it a pleasure to attend, but owing to the state of matters in my department, 
together with the fact that I am about moving my headquarters, I fear it will not 
be practicable for me to accept. I can, however, thank you for your courtesy. 
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

Winfield T. Hancock, 

Major-General, U. S. A. 



Detroit, November 7, 186G. 
Lieutenant-Colonel L. M. Dayton, U. S. A., 

Secretary of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee: 
My Dear Colonel: — I regret that it will not be in my power to accept 
your kind and complimentarv in\ itation to attend the banquet of the Society 
of the "Army of the Tennessee," to be given on the evening of the 15th inst. 
I hoped, until to-day, so to arrange my time as to be able to meet, on an 
occasion so interesting, the officers of that glorious Army, the record of whose 
marches, battles, and victories, covers the whole duration of the war, and almost 
the entire territory of the i-ebellious States. Among the names of its heroic 
commanders — li\'ing and dead — are those " of the immortal few, who were not 
born to die." They are the types and proofs of what stern and gallant stuff 
that Army was made of. 

Among its officers I am proud to claim a goodly number of esteemed personal 
friends; and for all I ha\e a respect and admiration as broad as the wide States 
over which we marched together, " from the mountains to the sea," as parts of 
Sherman's grand and glorious Arm}'. Accept my sincere thanks for your 
in\itation, and believe me, with cordial regards and esteem, my dear Colonel, 
Your friend and obedient servant, 

A. S. Williams, 
Late Brevet jMajor-General of Volunteers 

and of the Army of Georgia. 



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G.\Li,ii'()i.is, Ohio. Xozriii/ur J.], ISlJIJ. 

I.IKITICNAXT-COLONKL D.\ VTON. 

Late Adjutant-dcucral, Ciftciinidti, O/iio: 
My DiiAR Frikm) and Fki.i.i)\\-So:,i)ii:r: — 1 lullv intciuiod to bo in Cin- 
cinnati at the mcetin;^ ot" the S()ciet\' of' the Arniv ol' the 'J'ennesNoe. hut finii 
that I eannot possibi\- arrange it. 

Will vou please have my name recorded as a member, and, it' time will 
permit, drop me a line. 1 1" anv assessments, count me in, ami notify me at 
Ciallipolis, Ohio. 

I am, sir, verv respectt'ulh , \ oui" obedient servant. 

W. (J. l"i.i.i.i:i<. 
I^atc Brevet LiruteiKnit-ColoiiiL -1. .^. .1/., 

In chariic ofMilitarv Tclei^rap/i. 



[telegram.] 

CiiifACio. Ir.i... Xozeniher 15, ISGG. 
•CoLo.NEi. L. M. Davtox, 

Srcrctarv of the Son'efv of the Army of the Tennessee: 
Unavoidably detained, but my heart is with yon. I wish the Society God- 
speed. 

John .M. W'oodworih, 



Madiso.n, Wis., JVoventber 11. 1S60. 

A. IIlCKEXI.OOl'ER, Es<^, 

Cr'/irinfidti: 

Sir: — Your taxor of the 7th inst. \vas dui\' received. At ni\ fatlier's request, 
Dr. Carr. of this place, telegraphed \ ou to the effect that Mr. Murdoch was 
too unwell to accept your flattering in\ itation to be present at the meeting of 
the Society of the "Army of the Tennessee," to be held in Cincinnati. 

My father's devotion to the " cause of the soldier," is too well known to 
require any apology, or even expressed regret for his inability to be present on 
that very interesting occasion, as it must be to any lover of his country. 

Mr. Murdoch is sulfering from an aggravated state of his chronic indispo- 
sition, caused by his exertions, in his recent eftbrts. to aid " the good cause." 

Rest an3 freedom from all excitement are declared to l)e indispensible to his 
recovery. Under these circumstances, any participation in pulilic demonstra- 
tions would interfere with the imperative prescription ot" liis medical adviser, 
to forego all professional labors, for a short time, at least. 

He desires me to express to you liis profound regard ami sxmpathy tV)r the 
gallant ■'Army of the Tennessee," and his hope that their future welfare may 
be as distinguished as their services and triumphs have been illustrious. 

"^'ours respectfully, 

Ida E. MiKDocii. 



Cixcixx.vTi Chamber ok Commerce. } 
Merchaxts' ExcHAXCiE, Noieniber 14, 1S6(>. ) 
To the officers of "the Arm v of the Tennessee," in Convention in Cincinnttti: 
Gextlemex: — T]ie Cincinnati Chamber of Conujierce teiulers \ ou m(»t 



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cordial greeting, and ^vould be honored by a visit from you at the " Merchants' 
Exchange," to-morrow, the i qtli inst., at its regular session — eleven to half- 
past twelve o'clock. 

I have the honor to be, most respectfully, yours, etc., 

John A. Gang, 

Secretary. 

As these letters exhibit the kindly interest the writers feel in 
the noble objects of our Society — though absent now, present in 
spirit — they were listened to attentively, and warmly applauded. 

The committees on the nomination of Officers and on Constitu- 
tion and By-Laws, not being read}' to report, there w^as no further 
business for the action of the Society, and Colonel Parker renewed 
his motion to adjourn, and it was — 

Rcsohed., That the Society stand adjourned over to lo o'clock 
A. M., November ic;, but to include a meeting this evening in this 
hall at 7 o'clock, at which the President is to deliver an annual 
address. 

General B. D. Fearing, Chairman of Committee on Decoration, 
had the hall decorated in the most elaborate manner. The galleries 
were decorated with Regimental, Brigade, Division and Corps 
Banners, interpersed with the Stars and Stripes. The stage was 
truly patriotic and inspiring. The j^rivate boxes were gracefully 
festooned ^vith banners, and war-stained and torn battle-flags, 
carried by these veteran troops on many a hard-fought field and 
weary march. 

On the stage stood a tent with all the appurtenances of camp 
life, and all the paraphernalia of war; guns and banners stacked 
on the outside, with bugles and drums, camp fire and group of 
officers, with a pet i2-pounder Napoleon, formed a military tableaux 
unequaled by any ever displayed in this city. 



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MozAKi- IIai.i., ) 

CiNl-IXNATI. Ohio, 7 p. M., \07rllllu-r ///. ISl'iCi. \ 

The memhers of tlic Society, ami olVicers resident and \isitiii<; 
the citv assenihled, were called to order by the Piesident, who 
introduced to the v^ocietN . ( Jeneral Xoyes, who. on helialf of the 
resident otlicers ot" the Arni\ of the Tennessee, \\elcomed the 
nienihers of the Societ\ . at tiieir first annual reunion, in the t"ol- 
lowinti,- manner: 

ADDRESS OF WELCOME. 

JNIr. Pi{p:sidext: On behalf of the resident officers (jf the old 
Army of the Tennessee, and in the name of all the citizens of Cin- 
cinnati. I have the great satisfaction and pleasure of welcoming' to 
our cit\- these distinguished soldiers from abroad — the bra\ e men 
who, for four years and more, ii])on a Innulred battle-Helds, main- 
tained the integrity, upheld the honor, and defended the life of the 
nation; the representatiyes of that grand army of the liepublic, 
the history of whose achieyements is the story of national preser- 
\'ation, and of the triumph of patriotism oyer rebellion and treason. 

There was no essential diHerence in the heroism, endurance 
and dcyotion of the various armies which engaged in the late war; 
but the Army of the Tennessee, from the peculiar nature of its ser- 
vice, and from the extended theater (jf its oj^erations. attaches to 
itself, jjerhaps, uKjre t)f romantic interest than an\' other. The 
Basil of its arms and the blaze of its banners lia\ e been seen all 
the way from Northern Mis.souri and the borders of Kansas down 
the course of the Father of Waiters to the heights of \'icksburg, 
and eastward across the broad land to the sea. Its long trains 
liave wound their \\ eary \va\' through the western jirairies: its 
fatigue parties ha\e dug canals through cotton lields and foiests. 
that its transport ships might flaidv the guns of New Madrid and 
Island 10; it captured Fort Henry and closed in upon Donelson, 
compelling the surrender of 15,000 well armed troops; at Shiloh, 
with a persistence which only the consciousness of a righteous 
cause could inspire, its unterrihed battalions withstood the shock 
of superior numbers, and the terrible strength of well drilled and 
highl\- disciplined soldiers; in a series of brilliant engagements, 
commencing at Chickasaw Bayou, and entling with the capture of 
\'icksburg, it opened the great river, and enabled the connnerce of 
the Northwest to go un\exed to the (iulf; it fought tlie battles of 



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luka and Corinth, and remained with victorious stanihirds upon 
,tlie field, wlien these iiloodv contests were over; it scaled the 
heights of Alission Ridge, and it relieved a beleaguered army at 
Knoxville; in the Atlanta campaign, it fought a continuous battle 
from Dalton down to Jt)nesboro, pressing a determined and brave 
enemy slowly l^ackward over blood-red fields, and from the sum- 
mits of parallel ridges, crowned with liatteries and bristling with 
bayonets; then it swung loose from civilization, taking its lines of 
communication and bases of supply along with it, and marched 
over to the sea, wading rivers for amusement, and holding picnics 
in the swamps, with water three feet deep. At last, when the war 
was over, and the final victory secured, it made its triumphal entry 
into the nation's capital, to receive the plaudits of a rescued and 
grateful people. 

Such is the record of the Army of the Tennessee, in remem- 
brance of which, I am directed to bid welcome to these living heroes 
to-night. And our people do not forget those unreturning brave, 
your companions-in-arms, who made the last sacrifice which a 
patriot can make for his coimtry, and whose lives are inwrought 
with the great unyielding bulwark of the nation's defense. In 
memory of the dead, with high respect and profound gratitude for 
those who survive, surrounded by vour old banners, and in this 
place where you have come to touch your hearts together once 
more, vou are thrice welcome to the homes and hearts of the citi- 
zens of Cincinnati. 

General Rawlins then delivered his address, which, replete with 
interest, and listened to with great attention, is given here in full. 

GENERAL RAWLINS' ADDRESS. 

Gextleimex of the Society of the Army of the Ten- 
nessee: Permit me to thank you for the honor you have confer- 
red upon me in selecting me your first President. 

In the success of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, and 
the promotion of the objects it has in view, our interests are in 
common. It concerns us all alike. If it succeeds as well as the 
army, from which it derives its name and existence, succeeded in 
its purposes and destiny, we will have realized our highest expect- 
ations. 

In April, 1 86 1, the nation was startled by the sound of hostile 



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cannon, tlu' tlunuU'i- of a storm that had In-cn L:,at licrini;- tor some 
time- in the South and Southeast, threatenim;' our national existence. 

The jjcople ot" the <;reat valley of the Mississippi, who ^avc to 
the C()untr\-. with other armies, that of the Tennessee, consultinj]^ 
their maps, t'ound that the I'nited States of America consisted 
then of thirtv-foiir States, besides Territories, and comprised all 
that portion of the Western Continent lyin<i^ between the Atlantic 
and Pacitic Oceans, and between tlie 49th aiul .:6th degrees north 
latitude: that the people of eleven of these States, in which slaverv 
existed, comprising all that portion of this \ ast extent of countr\' 
south of Washington, on the Potomac river, and Wheeling, on the 
Ohio river, to the Rio Grande, and from the .Vtlantic Ocean west- 
ward to Forts Donelson and Hcnr\ , on the Cumberland and Ten- 
nessee ri\ers. and to the Kentucky and Missouri State-lines on the 
Mississippi river, had, some of them already, denied allegiance to 
the United States, refused obedience to its laws, organized State 
governments in hostilitv to its authority, and confederated together 
under the name and st\le of the "Confederate States of America," 
to maintain their independence of the I'nited States; and that the 
people of the others were t\)llowing, as rapidly as possible, to join 
them, while in the remaining or three princi]5al slaveholding States, 
ever\- cHort was made, b\- the leaders of the rebellion in the other 
States, and bv some of their own most prominent and influential 
men and officials, to compel them to cast their lots with those 
alread\ in. or rapidh' going in, to rebellion. So successful were they 
that thousanils of men were recruited for the rebel armies, large 
amounts of supplies obtained, and the people so (li\ ided in their 
sentiments of lo\alt\ and dislo\alt\, that throughout the long war 
that followed, it re(|uired cjuite as great Aigilance to protect our 
lines of communications through these vStates, as in the .States in 
actual rebellion. It was not long either before the people of the 
Mississippi valle\ found the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, 
one rising \\ a\ uj) in Kentuck\. and the others in the mountains 
of Virginia and North Carolina. l)oth of them pouring their flood 
of waters into the Ohio, closed to them at Forts Donelson and 
Henry, and the ()hio in danger of being closed at I'aducah. while 
they were shut out from the great Mississii)pi itself, and all its trib- 
utaries below Cairo. 

Tuining from the map to the flag of their countr\. the\' found a 
constellation of thirt\-t'our stars, each star of e([ual briHianc\'. and 



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each representing a State, equal in all its rights to any tjther State 
in the Union of States represented by that constellation. Then, 
opening the Constitution of their country, and placing it upon the 
map, in the concentrated light of that constellation, they read: 
"We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more per- 
fect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for 
the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the 
blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and 
establish this Constitution for the United States of America." 
They saw that it, and the laws made in pursuance thereof, was the 
supreme law of the land, anything in the Constitution or laws of 
anv State to the contrary notwithstanding. That new States might 
come into the Union, but there was no wav provided for anv 
State to go out. They saw what the United States could do, and 
what States could not do. They saw the rights of the general 
Government clearly defined, and their interest as citizens in main- 
taining and enforcing these rights, and not only did they see that 
it was their interest to do so, but that it was their duty — a duty 
enjoined upon them by the blood of their revolutionary sires, a 
duty, the performance of which was invoked by all the interest of 
their posterity. 

There, too, was the authority for calling fcjrth militia to execute 
the laws of the Union, suppress insurrection and repel invasions. 
And in the meridian blaze of this constellation, with swelling hearts 
they lifted their eves to Almighty God — the God of their ances- 
tors — and resolved, that, sooner than surrender one of these national 
rights, bought by the blood and secured by the wisdom of their 
fiithcrs, they would give up life itself ; that, as heretofore, the con- 
stellation upon their flag had lighted all the ways upon the seas and 
upon the land, bv which the nation had advanced to greatness and 
power, so it should continue to do in the future; that no hostile power 
should remain upon any foot of the soil of the United States of 
America, longer than it was possible to replace the flag there, and 
that no power should strike from that flag one of its stars or dim 
the luster of one. In this resolve they rallied to the call of the 
nation's chieftain, Aliraham Lincoln, in the nation's defense. 

Cairo, Illinois, was occupied by us, April 33, 1S61. On the 2Sth 
of August following. General (then Brigadier-General) U". S. Grant 
was assisfned to the command of the District of South-east Mis- 



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sonri.aiul i)n the |lh of .Scptcmhci" tollowini;-, cstahlisliL-d his licad- 
ciiKirlcrs at Cairo, Illinois. 

I'^rom this time, it nia\ he propcrlv said, commenced the <)^i()\\ th 
and organization o'l the ^Vrmy of the Tennessee, under (ieneral 
( irant. 

He was a i^^raduate of West Point, and had served with distinc- 
tion in the actual command of men in battle in the Mexican \var, 
and was thoroui^hh' versed in the details and practical workin^^s 
of the departmental and start' corps of the army. His command 
consisted of volunteers, with the exception of one ofKcer, (Jeneral 
E. A. Paine, who also had the ad\ anta^e of a West Point educa- 
tion. l)ut had resii^ned the service soon after graduating. The men 
and volunteer ofHcers that formed the nucleus of the Armv of the 
Tennessee, inspired soleh 1)\ the lo\e of countr\ and a desire for 
the success of the national arms, believed that, all things else be- 
ing equal, a mllitar\ education ami actual experience in the com- 
mand of troops, was of advantage to their possessor, and as there 
was no one under (jcncral (rrant possessing these requisites in the 
same degree, he stood \\ ithout a ri\al. This, for the countrv and 
for himself, was must fortunate. A disposition, to the greatest 
degree, of subordination prevailed throughout his district. 

On the ^th of September he learned that the enemv were mov- 
ing on Paducah. Kentucky, and on the evening of that day, with 
a force of two regiments and a batter\- of artiller\-, he left Cairo, 
accompanied by two gunboats, and the next morning, Sejilember 
6th, took possession in advance of the enemy, and secured to us the 
Ohio river. General Grant returned to Cairo, leaving General 
Paine in command oi Paducah. On the 7th, (yeneral C. 1". Smith, a 
graduate of West Point, and commandant of cadets when Grant 
was there, was placed in command of Paducah, with orders to 
report direct to General Fremont. 

In reconnoissances toward Columbus. Belmont, and Charleston, 
and in the erection of fortifications at Cairo and its dependencies, 
under orders from General Fremont. (Jeneral Grant kept the forces 
under him pretty constantly emploved. 

On the i6th of October, in pursuance of a dispatch from (General 
Fremont, he sent a force toward Pilot Knob, which, in conjunction 
with a force from Ironton, on the 21st, attacked and defeated Jefi". 
Thompson, at Fredericktown. This was the first aflair dignified 
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Grant had been engaged, and thev were welcomed back by their 
comrades-in-arms as heroes indeed. 

In obedience to orders from Department Headquarters, on the 
4th of November General Grant started a force, under Colonel R. 
J. Oglesby, for Indian Ford on the St. Francis river, where }eft'. 
Thompson was said to be reassembling his defeated forces. 

On the morning of the yth of November, Grant, with five regi- 
ments of infantry, some of wlnjm had had arms issued to them 
for the first time — only two days before — a section of artillerv, and 
squadron of cavalry, attacked the enemv in position near Belmont, 
Missouri, and in a combat, scarcely excelled in fierceness, drove 
him steadily back more than a mile into and through the open 
space protected on the land side by fallen forest trees, in which 
his tents were pitched, opposite Columbus, capturing a six-gun l^at- 
tery, many prisoners, and all his camp and garrison equipage, and 
the little band of heroes, much reduced from what it was when it 
started in — the nucleus around which was to gather the grand old 
Army of the Tennessee — stood upon the bank of the great Mis- 
sissippi, and in the triumphant shout of victory, hushed, as it were, 
the hoarse thunders and screaming shells froip the guns of Colum- 
bus. In their first fight they witnessed the confusion consequent 
on victory. Orders were at once issued for the destruction of^the 
property and munitions of war they could not take with them, and 
to commence the return march to the transports. These orders 
were but scarcelv executed, and the head of the column put in 
motion, when the enemy made his appearance between them and 
their boats. At this moment it was communicated to General 
Grant that we were surrounded. "Well," he replied, "we must 
cut our way out then," and this was the order that passed along 
the lines; and never did men return more bravely to the fight, 
and a second time they beat their antagonists, gained their trans- 
ports, and embarked, without serious hindrance, under cover of the 
gunboats. The Union loss, in killed, wounded and missing was 
four hundred and eighty-four, that of the enemv, according to his 
ow^n historian, was six hundred and thirtv-two. 

Without saying anything about the purposes of this battle, wheth- 
er wise or unwise, or its result upon the then militarv sitiuition, 
there was this fact — the great majoritv of men and ofHccrs engaged 
in it felt they were the victors. 

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\vhci"L' neither of the l)clliii;crciits have a disciplined arnu', but 
rclv upon vt)hnileers or conscripts, nothing- is gained, especially bv 
the one which, tVoni the nature of things, would necessarily have 
to take tlie oflensive before its objects could be accomplished. b\- 
<lela\' for the purpose of drilliuL;- and disciplining the men, i"or the 
other would verv naturalh' use the dela\' for the same purpose, 
and at the end of any given time their relative strength would be 
the same. Hence, General (rrant was alwavs read\' whenever 
he had what he thought a sufficient nundier of men, without re- 
gartl to the number of days they had had arms in their hands, to 
give battle. 

On the 3 1st of November General Grant received General 
Ilalleck's orders, assuming command of the department of the 
]Missouri, and soon after, orders changing the name of his eonnnand 
to the District of Cairo, extending it to include Paducah and lea\- 
ing oft' Cape (jirardeau. Mo. 

\ In Januarx', 1S62, in jiursuance of orders iwnw (General Ilalleck, 

General Grant moved a force from Cairo and Bird's Point, \ ia 
Fort Jeft'erson and Blandville, and one from Paducah, via Maxrield, 
threatening Columbus and the enemy's line between there and 
Bowling (jrcen as far as Fort Henr\ . with a \ iew to aiding some 
nn)vement General Buell was said to be about making. These 
movements lasted more than a week, and were \ er\' severe on the 
men, from the heavy fall of both rain and snow. But the\ ha\e 
the satisfaction of knowing that while the\ were thus engaged on 
their end of the line, on the 19th day of January, General (ieo. H. 
Thomas was covering himself and his command with glory at 
]Mill Springs on the other end of the line, and that the information 
brought back by General C. F. Smith, as to the feasibility of taking 
Fort Henry, induced (General (Jrant and Admiral Foote. ^n\ the 
2Sth of January, to telegraph (General Halleck t'or jx-rmission to 
take and occupy it; to which General Halleck replied, January 
30th, "Make your preparations to take and hold Fort Henr\ . I 
Avill send \ mi wiilten instructions 1)\ mail. " 

In stating these facts I do not desire to be understood as setting 
u]) any special claim in (General (irant. Admiral Foote, or General 
C. F. Smith, as originators of this movement, as against an\ claim 
any one else may have to that hont)r. In General .Smith's report 
of his rec(ninoissance of Fort Henrw on the zi(\ of January, he 

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work of it. Grant, true to his soldierly instincts, said, ''Well, if it 
can be taken, it should be without delay." Once there, we could 
operate either east or west. Admiral Foote favored it because he 
could attack from down stream^, and if iww of his vessels should 
become disabled, they would be carried b}- the current from the 
the batteries, not ou /(Jthcni; besides he could fio-ht to l)ettcr advan- 
tage up stream than down. 

On Saturday morning, Ft^iruarv ist, 1S62, the gifted and noble 
McPherson, then Lieutenant-Colonel on General Halleck's staff', 
reported to General Grant for duty as Chief Engineer of the ex- 
pedition, bringing with him General Halleck's instructions tO' 
General Grant. 

On the 2nd, General Grant left Cairo, and on the 6th, while the 
land forces, (General McCIernand''s Division, and Colonel Cook., 
with one brigade of General vSniith's Division,) pushed forward 
o\\ the east side of the river, to the rear of Fort Henry, to cut off" 
the retreat of the garrison, and (General Smith, with the other 
two brigades of his Division) moved up the west side to attack 
Fort Hickman, the Navy, under Admiral Foote, attacked Fort 
Henry, and after a severe fight, of over an hour, compelled its. 
surrender. But the garrison, save a company of artilleinsts, had 
escaped. Thus, within one week from the time it was authorized 
by General Hallcck, was the much vaunted rebel line pierced, and 
our gunboats went through to Florence, Alabama. 

At Fort Henrv there was a delay of a few days on account of 
heavy rains an.d the rise in the Tennessee River. On the nth 
troops arriving on transports from below, were ordered to return 
and follow the gunboats up the Cumberland, landing, under their 
cover, as close to Fort Donelson as practicable; and the troops 
under General McClernand moved out three and four miles on 
the two roads leading to Fort Donelson; and early on the 12th 
were in rapid motion, followed by three brigades of General C. 
F. Smith's Division, for Fort Donelson. About I3 M. they struck 
the enemy's pickets, twt) miles from the Fort. These were rapidly 
driven in, and by dark Fort Donelson was closely invested from 
a point on Hickman Creek on our left, to well around toward 
Dover on our right — McClernand holding the right and .Smith 
the left. 

On the 13th our lines Avere still further extended to the right, 
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snaiulint;' the ricli^c'-rond on whieh \\ c mox rd. I'lu' LjunlioMts and 
troops commLMicc'd arriviiii;' in tlu' Cumh(.'rlaiid. ht-low l\iit Doii- 
clsoii, and communication \\ as opened w ilh tlicm. 

On the J-pli, (icncial Lew Wallace, uitli a lnii;ade i>l" Smitir>. 
I)i\ ision, reported from Fort IIenr\, and was assiu^ncd to the 
command (;t" a Di\"ision composed ot the newlv arrived troops, and 
took positi(jn in the cenlix' of our line. McAithui's hii^ade ot' 
.Smith's I)i\ ision was mo\'ed to the extreme lii^ht. 

In the afternoon the navv attacked the ri\ er batteries, and after 
:i most terrible conflict of over an hour and a half, were forced tu 
\\ ithdraw. 

About 1 A. M., on the i^tli. General (Jrant received a note 
iwnw Admiral Foote, requesting- that he come and sec him as to 
the (lisp(;sition of his vessels, that thev were ver\ much disabled; 
:.\\\(\ in response to this note, at eaih' dawn, he started for the 
ri\ er. 

He had been gone but a short time when the enemy, massing his 
forces in front of McClernand, passed out of his works, furiouslv 
<ittacked our extreme right, held bv AIcAithur. rapidh extending 
his attack towards our left, until the whole of McCleniand's 
Division was a hot participant in the furious cond)at, and for hours 
maintained the imetpud conflict. McArthui' \\as compelled to 
give wav. Oglesljy's brigade showed signs of wavering, but 
held on until Cruft's brigade, of Lew Wallaces Division, arrived, 
when, owing to want of annnunition and se\ ere losses, it passed 
out of line b\' regiments, from right to left, to the rear, leaving a 
batter\ in the hands of the enem\'. John A. Logan's regiment was 
the last to lea\e. Cruft became both" engaged, and fell slowh 
back in the direction of our hos]:)itals, repelling several attacks and 
attacking the enemy in turn. Colonel \V. IL L. Wallace firmly 
lield his part (jt the line tor some time after the gi\ ing wa\ of the 
troops to his right, but with his Hank exposed and his ammunition 
tailing he deemed it injudicious to attempt to hold it longer, and 
fell back on the ridge-ioad toward Lew \\'allace"s ])osition, tor 
aliout three-quaiters of a mile. Here he met Tha\ er's brigade of 
Lew Wallace's Division, and inunediatelx o]iened his lines and 
let it pass to the front. Tha\er had but got in position when the 
enemy made his appearance. He innnediatelv oj^ened (ire n])on 
him with both artiller\ and int"anlr\. The enem\' responded but 
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having been sent to General Grant, he returned to the field, and 
meeting General Smith, learned frv)m him, as far as he knew, the 
condition of things, and at once directed that he get his command 
in readiness to assault the enemy's works in his front, while he 
went to the right to see Generals McClernand and Wallaee. 
When he reached there, the battle had greatly subsided, and the 
indications were that the enemy vv^as withdrawing to within his 
works. He informed Generals McClernand and Wallace t)f the 
orders to Smith, and for them to be in readiness to renew the bat- 
tle the moment he should make his attack. General Grant returned 
to the left and found General Smith ready to move. 

The place selected for the attack was in front of Lauman's 
brigade. The assaulting column was formed from that brigade, 
the Second Iowa, being most accessible, having the lead. This 
regiment, before giving the word to advance, General Smith 
formed into two lines of five companies front, thirty paces apart, 
informed them what they were to do, took his position between 
the lines thus formed, moved forward to the assault, and under a 
terrific fire of musketry and artillery, carried the enemy's lines at 
the point of the bayonet, effected a lodgment in his entrenchments, 
and secured the ke\- to Fort Donelson. 

General Lew Wallace, reinforced b}' Morgan L. vSmith's brigade 
of Smith's Division, and supported on his left by a brigade ot 
McClernand's, found the enemy in position near his works, and 
after a short but spirited combat, drove him into them, leaving 
in our possession the battle-field, and the guns captured in the 
morning. 

With the early dawn of vSunda^', February i6th, 1S62, came a 
communication from General Bucknei", through General C. F. 
Smith, to General Grant, in these words: 

''In consideration t)f all the circumstances governing the present 
situation of affairs at this station, I propose, to the commanding 
officer of the Federal forces, the appointment of Commissioners to 
agree upon terms of capitulation of the forces and Post under my 
command, and in that view suggest an armistice imtil twelve 
o'clock to-day." 

Reading it to himself, Grant handed it to Smith, who also read 
it, saying as he finished, "No terms with traitors." General Grant, 
without seeming to have noticed what General Smith said, sat 
down and wrote: 



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'■^'ou^^ of this dale, proposin;^- armistice and appointment of 
Commissioners to settle tei'ms of capitulation, is jnst receixed. No 
terms except iniconditional and immediate surrender can be 
accepted. I propose tt) ni()\e innni'diateh upon your woiks." 

Then, liftint^- his eves to his old connnandant. as I fancied he 
had done nian\- times before at West Point, handed him what he 
had w ritten, sa\ ini;" as he did so, '"(-rcneral, I o^iiess this will do."' 
At one glance Smith's soldierly eye cauo^ht not only its words hut 
its spirit and with an enthusiasm, that a soldier in the immediate 
promise of victory onlv can feel, rej^lied, "It could not he better.'' 

It was sent to (ieneral Bnckner. and broui^ht a response from 
him in these words: 

"The dis])osition of the forces under \w\ command, incident to an 
unexpectetl change of connnanders, and the o\"ei\\ helmin<^- force 
under vour command, compel me. notwithstanding the brilliant 
success of the Confederate arms \esterda\ . to accept the ungenerous 
and unchivalrous terms which xou propose."' 

In this surrender were fifteen thousand prisoners of war, sixty- 
one pieces of artiller\-, thousands of small arms, and an immense 
amount of quartermaster's property, and Ci)nimissary and ordinance 
stores. 

The .\rin\- of the Tennessee, the child of heroism, boi-n in battle 
and baptized in bloixl, stood forth an existant fact in the country's 
histor\'. and L'. S. (irant. its commander, the successful soldier ot 
the age. 

The Tennessee and Cund>erland no longer forced their Hoods, 
like fugitives, past the guns of I'^orts llenr\ and Donelson, north 
to the Ohio, but bearing the banner of the tree, reflecling its stars 
and bright colors on their swelling bosoms, moved majestically 
onward to mingle their grand destin\ with the waters of the great 
Mississipjii yalle\-. 

On the 2 1st (General C. V . Smith took possession of Clarks\ ille. 
On the 23rd, at the recpiest of a deputation of citizens t'rom Nash- 
ville, he- directed one '.ii the gunboats to jiroceed to that place, to 
prevent, b\' its presence, its destruction. \\ hich had been threatened 
by the rear guard of Johnson's Army, but on the afternoon of that 
day the advance (jf (jeneral Buelbs Army reached there. On the 
24th Cieneral .Smith received orders t'rom (leneral l>uell to nio\ e 
his command to Nashville. Of this order, (ieneral Smith advised 



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General Grant, saying that he could see no reason for his going to 
Nashville, but that he would obey the order. 

General Grant having as yet received no specific orders from 
General Halleck as to the next movement, and feeling considerable 
interest in the retention of General Smith in his own command, if 
the interest of the service did not necessitate otherwise; besides, 
inferring from what he had received from General Halleck, and 
the fact that Johnson's Army was said to be in the neighborhood 
of Nashville, that he would probablv be required to co-operate 
with Buell, on the evening of the 26th, ran up to Nashville to see 
and confer with him. But save the return of .Smith to Clarksville, 
and information obtained from sources other than General Buell as 
to the whereabouts of Johnson, his trip was barren of results. 

General Grant returned to Fort Donelson on the night of the 
27th, -and early on the morning of the 2nd of March, received orders 
to move his command up the Tennessee River. On the morning 
of the 4th it was en route for Metal Landing, on the Tennessee — 
its destination — and on the afternoon of that da\ Grant was again 
at Fort Henry. 

The next morning, \vithout one previous word of disapprobation 
of any of his acts, and without any opportunity for explanation — 
when the affording of such opportunity would not have delaved 
the expedition one moment — he received a dispatch from General 
Halleck directing him to place Major-General C. F. Smith in 
command of the expedition and to remain himself at Fort Henry. 
His offences, as alleged, were that his neglect, of repeated orders, 
to report the strength and position of his command, had created 
great dissatisfaction, and seriously interfered \vith military plans; 
that his going to Nashville, without authoritv, and when his 
presence with his troops was of the utmost importance, was a 
matter of very serious complaint at Washington, so much so that 
General Halleck was advised to arrest him on his return. 

General Grant had received, on the 28th of February, an order 
to report the strength and position of his command, and was pre- 
paring his report as fast as he could get in returns from his subor- 
dinates, and it was then almost ready to forward. This was the 
only order he had received. This explanation, as to the neglect of 
orders, and the reasons, as I have stated them, for his going to 
Nashville, was received as satisfactory. \\'ho was the author of 
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prcscMicc was so much needed \\ itli liis tr()oj)s r I do not know ; 
l>ut. to ni\ mind, then, it was either a personal enemy, or one who 
desired to get rid of one who had so soon achieved mihtary tame. 
Difierent, indeed, was the teeUng of the Army of the Tennessee, 
that shared with him the glory t)f Donelson. and those two sol- 
diers, one of whom had already, and the other of whom has since, 
h\- their actual achievements, so interwoven their names and their 
tames with the historx' of their coiintrx'. that the\ will remain a 
part of it forever — Generals C. V. Smith and W. T. Sherman. 
To show their feelings, I need hut state their acts. (Jeneral 
Sherman succeeded General (J rant in the command of the Dis- 
trict of Cairo, (irant having heen assigned to the District of 
West Tennessee. On the i^^th of Fehruar\- he wrote to (Jen- 
eral (jrant informing him of his instructions from General Ilalleck. 
and added : 

" I should like to hear from vou. antl will do everv thing in mv 
power to hurr\ forward to \()u reinforcements and supplies, and 
if I could be of service nnself. would gladh' come without mak- 
ing anv cpiestion of rank with \ ou or General Smith, whose com- 
missions are of the same date." 

On the same day he again wrote : 

''I feel anxious about you. as I know the great facilities thev 
(the enemv) have of concentration, bv means of the river and 
railroads, but have faith in vou. Command me in any wav." 

On the morning of March 7th I met him for the first time at 
his hea(k(uarters in Paducah, and handed him a return of (Jencral 
Grant's forces, with the recpiest that he would forward it per first 
opportunity to General Ilalleck. He was busy in arming and 
embarking his Division to join the Tennessee river expedition. 
I had but a few moments" conversation with him. In that con- 
versation 1 asked him if he knew what was the real trouble with 
(leneral (Jrant at De])artment I leadcpiarters. and if so. 1 would 
like to know, if it was proper for him to tell me. He answered, 
"Xo:" then, in apparent hesitanc\ , said. " 1 will tell \ ou." break- 
ing suddenly oft' with, "it will be all right with (Jrant in a few 
days. Tell him to give himself no anxietx." In pai'ting with him, 
I expressed to him the manv obligations I had heard (Jeneral 
Grant say he was under to him for what he had done, and the 
interest he had manifested in his success. He replieil, "Not at all. not 
at all, I would do as much for (Jrant as I would for nnself." Sub- 



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sequent history has vindicated the sincerity of this dechiration, 
and although it was not the heginning of the friendship that has 
since existed hetween them, it was one of those not easily to be 
forgotten heart-cxpi-essions of sympathy by one soldier for another, 
over whom rested a cloud. 

General Buckncr, on meeting General Smith, on the morning 
of the surrender of Donelson, congratulated him on the gallant 
manner in which he had stormed and carried the works the night 
before. "Yes," said General Smith, "it was well done, considering 
the smallness of the force that did it. No congratulations are due 
me, I simply obeved orders." He set up no claim to honors. He 
knew, if self entered his mind at all, that justice would be done 
him ; and whether it was or not. he knew that it was the way to 
secure subordination and harmony, and ensure the triumph of our 
arms. 

On the 14th of ]March, in reply to a note of General Grant of 
the nth, informing him that General Halleck had telegraphed liim 
wdien certain troops arrived, that were to be sent him, he wanted 
him to take the general direction, and adding : " I think it is 
exceedingly doubtful whether I shall accept, certainly not until the 
object of the expedition is accomplished," he wrote, " I wrote vou 
yesterday to say how glad I ^vas to find, from your letter of the 
nth inst., that you were to resinnc your old command, from \yhich 
you were so unceremoniously and (as I think) improperly stricken 
down. 

" I greatly fear your coming here will be a matter of necessity, 
in consequence of my lameness. I can not mount a horse. In 
jumping into a yawl, two da\s ago, I miscalculated the distance, 
and the seat scraped my leg and shin in a rude manner, and hurt- 
ing the bone. I hope for the best, but it is with great difficulty 
that I can limp through the cabin from one chair to another." 

This wound of General Smith, described by him seemingly 
slight, resulted in his death on the 2:^th of April, 1S62. A truer 
patriot had not lived, nor a l)etter soldier been developed in the 
war. In the l)rightness of fame and the promise of greatest use- 
fulness to his country, he passed away. 

General Grant felt that injustice was done him, but never ques- 
tioned the friendshi]) of his superiors, and I may here add, that 
during the whole of his military career, of which I am cognizant. 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 37 

I never knew him to hrtray a want of confidence in those al)o\c 
him, nor he drawn into aii\' contro\crs\ h\ one under him. 

In conse(|uence ot' (Jeiieral vSmith's hnneness. and the iiuestion 
of ranl< raised 1>\- (Jeneral McCleriiand, (leneral (iraut resumed 
the immecHate command of the Arm\ of the Tennessee on tlie 
31st of ^hl^ch. 

On Sunday mornin<2^, April 6th, 1862, the Arni\- of the 'I'ennessec 
was posted as follows : Three hriji^ades of Sherman's Division in 
advance, tVoni Pittshiii-o- Tandin^- toward Corinth, at .''^hiloh 
Church, their riy;ht rcstinj^- o\\ ()\\ 1 Creek. To Sherman"s left and 
rear was McClernand. As far toward C(.)rinlh iVom the Landing 
iis Sherman, and some distance to the left of McClernand, ^va.s 
Prentiss. To Prentiss' left, and covering the crossing of Lick 
Creek, was Stuart's hrigade of Sherman's Division. Less than a 
mile from the Landing, on the Hamburg and Pittsburg Landing- 
road, was Ilurlbut, with roads from his position to Stuart's and 
to Prentiss', and through McClernand's to Sherman's, and on the 
ridge to the right (;f the main road, leading (jut from Pittsburg 
Laiuling, and extending from near the river to the bridge across 
Snake Creek, on the Pittsburg and Crump's Landing Road, was 
W. H. L.Wallace's (Smith's old Division). At Crinnp's Landing, 
;ind thrown out on the Purd\- road, and mcn-e accessible to Pitts- 
Inirg Landing, should it be leiiuired, than if massed at Crump's 
Landing, was Lew Wallace's Division. At Sa\annah were three 
regiments of the .Vrmy of the I'ennessee and Nelson's Di\ision 
of Puell's ^Vrmy, which had arrived the day before. 

Early on this Sunday morning began the battle of .^hiloh or 
Pittsburg Landing, a.s you })lease to call it. According to our o\vn 
and rebel official reports, the first shots were lired b\ Prentiss' 
advance pickets into the rebels' advanced skirmishers, ^\'ithout 
entering into detail, howe\ei-, to show that this battle was not, in 
a military sense, a surprise to us — that alread\- having been done 
by one who was in at its beginning, and competent to judge. Gen- 
oral W. T. Sherman — it is sufficient to sav that we did not expect 
to be attacked in force tliat morning, and were surprised that we 
were, but we had suflicient notice, before the shock came, to be 
under arms and ready to meet it. There was no capturing of 
commands asleep in their camps that morning, ox bavoneting of 
men asleep in their tents. 

General Grant was at Savannah, where he was to meet General 



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Bucll, but hearing artillery firing in the direction of Pittsburg 
Landing, ordered General Nelson to march his command, rapidly 
as possible, to the point on the Tennessee River opposite Pitts- 
burg Landing, and started on his dispatch boat for the scene of 
action. This was about seven o'clock. Passing Crump's Landing 
he ran close alongside the steamer on which General Wallace had 
his headquarters, directed him to send out and ascertain if the 
enemv might not be making a move on his position, and to be in 
readiness, if such was not the case, to move, on receipt of orders, 
to Pittsburg Landing. General Wallace replied that reconnois- 
sances to his front were already out, and that he would be in read- 
iness for any orders that might C(,)nie. 

General Grant reached Pittsburg Landing about eight o'clock, 
went immediately upon the field, and found all of Sherman's. 
Division at Shiloh Church, and McClernand's and Prentiss' Divi- 
sions hotly engaged. LIurlbut was moving forward one brigade 
to the support of Sherman, and two to the left in support of 
Prentiss. General W. H. L. Wallace moved forward two brigades 
to the right of Prentiss and Hurlbut to cover, as far as practica- 
ble, the space between Prentiss and McClernand, and one brigade 
to the rear and left of Hurlbut. Orders were sent to Le\\^ 
Wallace to move with all dispatch to Pittsburg Landing, and also 
orders hurrying up Nelson. 

By ten A. M. the battle had become general along our lines, and 
most, if not all, our troops on the field were engaged. Each side 
fought with a desperation seldom evinced — the enemy to secure 
victory and its fruits before help could reach us, and we to defeat 
the enemy in his purposes and hold our own until help came. All 
day long the battle lasted, and the roar of artillery and roll of mus- 
ketry seemed without cessation. The Army of the Tennessee, with 
varied fortune in diflerent parts of the field, was driven back until 
its line of battle, late in the afternoon, stood at right angles with 
the river, covering the road from Pittsburg Landing to Crump's 
Landing. From this position our reserve artillerv opened upon 
the enemy with terrific effect, the gunboats giving us a helping 
hand ; and after several ineffectual attempts to advance, the enemy 
fell back, beaten and baffled in his designs, out of range of our 
guns. Near the close of the fight three regiments of General 
Nelson's Division came on the field, and two went in on the left 
of the line, firing a few rounds after getting into position. Gen- 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 39 

cral Lew Wallace arrivcil after dark. Had he y^ot upon the held 
\vith his splendid Division at the time his orilers contemplated, 
■\ve mi<j;^ht ha\e turned the tide of battle ; we certainly would ha\ e 
staid it much earlier than we did. and would have save<l (ieneral 
Prentiss and the tour rc<:^iinents of W. II. L. Wallace's Di\ i^ioll 
with him, from capture. 

In this da\'s battle the encnn's forces fjreatl\" exceeded ours. 
Our men fouijht with a valor thev never themselves excelled. 
Thev proved to the nation and the woild that the claim set up bv 
the South, of Southern superiority in courage and endurance, was 
unfounded. They succcssfidlv vindicated the maidiood of the 
soldiers of the Union in their claims, that, as men, they were the 
equals of other men, hut as soldiers, under the national flag, they 
were the superiors of an\' that dare raise a hand against it. Gen- 
eral Grant's, "I have not despaired of whipping them \et."" in 
answer to General BuelTs inquiry as to the preparations, if am , he 
had made for retreat, was not more characteristic of the man than 
expressive of the sentiment of his army in that Sunda\"s l)attle. 

During the night the remainder of Nelson's Division and the 
Divisions of McCook and Crittenden, of the Armv of the Ohio. 
got on the held, and took position to the left and in advance. Lew 
\\'allace went in on the right. The regiments of the Armv of 
the Tennessee, at Savannah, were also brought \\\>. 

Early on Monday morning our whole line moved to the attack. 
Nelson first struck the enemy, and in a short time the fighting 
extended along our entire front. It was evident, notwithstanding 
the fatigue of Buell's men from severe marching, especialh- during 
the last twenty-four hours, and the exhaustion of the Arm\" of the 
Tennessee in Sunday's fight, that if the enem\ had siqjcrior num- 
bers on Sunday, the tables were now turned. lie was attacked and 
driven from every position where he made a stand, or attempted 
to make one, and by four o'clock in the afternoon was in rajiid 
retreat for Corinth. 

Thus, was fought anil won. by your i)ersistent determination 
and bravery on the first day, aided by your comrades of Wallace's 
Division and those from Savannah, and Buell's heroic and valorous 
Army of the Ohio, on the second, the first great field-fight of 
the war. 

The battle of Shiloh, as was after\vanl conceded bv General 



40 Proceedings of the Society 

Hallcck. decided the fate of Corinth and the great hue of raih'oacl 
communication of which it was the strategic pomt. 

Aniono^ our loss was that fine soldier and true gentlemen. 
General W. H. L. Wallace. He fell in the battle s front and when 
it fiercest raged, mortally wounded, about four o'clock on vSunday 
afternoon. He had seen service, under commission, in the Mexican 
war, and was among the first to respond to his country's call. He 
had practical sense, cool courage, and great self-possession, and 
by his splendid fighting at Donelson, had merited and won the 
admiration of the Ai'my of the Tennessee; and, up to the time of 
his glorious but untimeh' death, no soldier bid fairer to rise to 
higher eminence. On the same day the enemy lost his command- 
ing General, A. S. Johnson, whose name inspired more confidence 
among his soldiery than \x\\\ other of his Generals. 

On the i3th of April General Halleck arrived at Pittsburg 
Landing, and on the 13th assumed personal command in the field. 
On ]Ma\' 1st, (jcneral Pope having arrived with the Army of the 
Mississippi, the armies operating against Corinth stood divided 
into right-wing, center, left-wing, and reserve, as follows: 

Major-General Thomas' Division, transferred from the Army of 
the Ohio to the Army of the Tennessee, and four Divisions of 
the Arm\- of the Tennessee, constituted the right-wing. General 
G. H. Thomas, commanding; the Army of the Ohio, the center. 
General D. C. Buell, commanding; the Army of the Mississippi, 
the left-wing. General John Pope, commanding; and the Divisions 
of Generals McClernand and Wallace, of the Army of the Ten- 
nessee, the reserve. General John A. McClernard, commanding. 

General (irant retained the general command of the District of 
West Tennessee, including the Army of the Tennessee, reports 
being made to him as theretofore, but in the movement then 
making, he was acting second in command to General Halleck. 

In this order was, thenceforth, prosecuted the siege of Corinth, 
and the Army of the Tennessee taught, what it subsequently 
found of such great advantage, the art of constructing field 
defenses: 

Friday morning. May 30th, 1862, the siege of Corintli terminated 
in the evacuation of the place b\' the enemy, and our entering and 
taking possession. 

June loth, (ieneral Grant was returned to the immediate com- 
mand of. his District and the Army of the Tennessee, and General 



Of the ^4rmy of ■ the Tennessee. 41 

Tlioinas. ill ]u\\. proceeded \\ ith his Division to rejoin the Arnn 
of the Ohio. 

I'roni Corinth \\ ;dhue -- I)i\ision ot' thi- Arnn ot the Tennessee 
\\;i'> puslied olV to l>oli\;ir. Tennessee, and soon aitei" a part o) 
it to Meni]")his. and theiut' to .\ikansas to join (Jeneral Cuitis; 
McL'k'rnancTs went to jaekson. Tennessee, and Sherman's and 
I hirUuit's. \ ia La ( iran^e. to Memphis; T)avie"s ( W. IT I.. Wallace's 
old) Division and MeKean's (Prentiss' old) Division remained at 
Corinth. ( )n the -Mst.with (ieneral Halleck's ]x-nnission to make' 
Memphis his headipiarter'-, (ieneral (irant left Corinth for that 
])lace. and reached theie on the ai'ternooii of the 2 |th. I lis reason 
t'oi" selecting- Memphis was. that (ieneral Malleck said lie expected 
he wonld ha\ e to oivehim the joh of takin<)^ \"ickshnr<i^. 

Jnl\ I Ith. he left Memjihis to report to (ieneral Ilalleck in ])erson 
at Corinth, and Juh i6t]i, was assigned to the comniand not only 
of the District of ^^'est Tennessee, hnt of all the troops in the 
I )ist i"icts of Caii'o and Mississi])])i. and those o]:)eratini.;' in Northern 
M ississippi. 

This inclnded the Arm\ of the Mississij)]:)!. nnder (ieneral 
Kostcrans. 'Three Divisions of it were soon after sent away, two to 
lUielland one to KenlncJvV, and the remaining two were afterward 
merged in the Arnn of tlie Tennessee; tlierefore. in speaking of 
an\ of their achiexements nnder (ieneral (irant, we shall speak 
oi" them as the Arm\' of the Tennessee. We know that none of 
the heioes of Donelson and Sliiloh. or of New Madrid and Island 
Xo. lo. will take e\ce])tion to this, for while the former were 
gathering lanrels on the Cmnherland and 'Tennessee, the latter 
were winning honois on the Mississippi. 

(ieneral ilalleck. on giving up the inunediate connnand ol the 
tiv)o])s in the Meld, recounted their services and thanked them tor 
the heioic mannei' in which the\- had performed them. His mili- 
tar\ career in the West was successt"ul. When he took command 
of the Department of the Missouri, there was an enemy every- 
\\ heie. and the greatest lawlessness and disorder ))ie\ ailed tlirough- 
out Missouri. lie sixm restored comparative good order in the 
State. I lis troo])s. under ( irant. were successl'ul on the 'Tennessee 
and Cumherland. 'Those under Curtis heat the enenn in South- 
west Missouri, and t'ollowcd him into .\rkansas. coming (Uit at 
llelena. 'Those under Pope captured New Madrid and Island 
No. i(), and under his ovv n innnediate connnand <lro\e the enenn' 



42 (Proceedings of the Society 

from Corinth. And when he was called to the position of General- 
in-Chief of the Armies, the Mississippi was open to our Navy to 
Vicksburg, and all the territory north of the Memphis and 
Charleston Railroad to Chattanooga, was substantially in our pos- 
session. 

Impartial history, too, will hnd much to commend in him as 
General-in-Chief, and will assign to him no unimportant or unen- 
viable page. 

From this time forward the greatest activit\' prevailed throughout 
General Grant's command. The cavalry in our front, commanded 
by Colonel Philip H. Sheridan (now Major-General vSheridan), 
was kept well out, and came in contact with that of the enem\ 
quite often, but seldom to our disadvantage. Detachments of the 
enemy sometimes, evading Bolivar, passed north of it, and these, 
with the local or guerilla companies of West Tennessee, threatened 
our line of communications with Columbus, but they were gen- 
erally successfully met and driven off. A large cavalry force of 
the enemy threatening Bolivar and the line of railroad to Jackson, 
\vere met by two regiments of infantry and a small cavalry force of 
ours near Bolivar, and repulsed, August 30th. A part of this same 
force attacked our railroad guards at Medon Station and were 
repulsed, August 31st, and the whole force was badly beaten in the 
battle of Britton's Lane, September ist. September 9th General 
Hurlbut's Division reached Bolivar from Memphis. 

September 19th, was fought and won the battle of luka. Octo- 
ber 3rd and 4th, was fought and won the second great and decisive 
battle of Corinth. Aniong our killed was General P. A. Hackle- 
man, one of the ablest of our brigade commanders. He fell at the 
head of his command in the first day's fight. General Rosecrans 
was in personal command here. He was also in immediate com- 
mand of that part of the line that did the fighting at luka. On 
the ^th was fought and won the battle of the Hatchie. General Ord 
commanding until he was wounded, when General Hurlbut suc- 
ceeded him. After these reverses the enemy concentrated his main 
force back of the Tallahatchie, at Abbeville. He kept some force 
at Holly Springs and La Grange. Lieutenant-General Pemberton 
superceded Price and Van Dorn in the command. 

On the i6th of October General Grant's District was constituted 
the Department of the Tennessee. On the 34th the troops under 
his command \vere designated the 13th Army Corps, and Cjencral 



Of ihe Army of the .Tennessee. 



43 



Rosccrans was assigned to the cominand of the De])artnient and 
Annv of the CuinlK-rhiml. 

Earh in Xoveinl>er the forces at Corintli, faekson and Boh\ai", 
sa\e the necessar\- garrisons, were concentrated hi the neij^hhor- 
hood ofCirand Junction and La (iran^e. I'^retiuent redmnoissances 
were made toward IIolK .*>prInos, and several severe skirmishes 
took place between our own and the enem\"s ca\alr\. resultintj^ 
Ljenei'alh ta\oral)le to us. and on the 13th our ca\ali"\ entered 
IIolK Springs. Mississippi. On the iSth our whole force, sa\e 
railroad (guards, took up the line of march for Pemherton and the 
Tallahatchie. Their moxement was timed to form a junction with 
(leneral Sherman, w h.) was moving out to the same point from 
Memphis. The junction was formed on the afternoon of the 30th, 
and on the ist of December (General (irant had a conference w ith 
( >enei"al Sherman. 

()n the same da\ the enenn commenced the abandonment of his 
]iea\\ fortifications on the Tallahatchie, and retreated on (irenada. 
His letreat was hastened by General C C. Washburn, with a 
force oi ca\alr\- from Helena, Arkansas, striking the railroad 
and telegraph si)uth of him. Our caxalrv pursued as tar as Coflee- 
ville, and had several severe skirmishes, in which we captured 
se\ eral hundred prisoners. The main armv crossed the Talla- 
hatchie and moved forward to Oxford and some distance bexond. 

.\fter Pemherton fled from the Tallahatchie. General Grant pro- 
posed, if he coidd have the troops at Helena, to send a force under 
.Sherman, b\ water, to attack and capture \'icksburg. and, tailing 
in this, to secure Haines" Blutf and the Yazoo River, which was 
thought could be easih done, while he (Grant) held Pemherton 
in his front b\ continualK threatening an attack. On the ^th, 
(jeneral llalleck directed the movement on \'icksburg, h\ water, 
to be made, and on the 9th, Sherman, with one Division of his 
command, was on his return to Memphis, and on the 21st. with 
about thirty thousanil men, left Helena for \'icksburg. In the 
mean time, (irant pushed slowdy forward on (ircnada, intending 
more acti\e mo\ements when he should hear that Sherman \vas 
ofl'. December iith. the enemv was beaten 1)\' Dodges forces, 
under Sweeny, at Tuscumbia. Mississippi. 

December iSth, the Army of the Tennessee was divided into the 
13th, 15th, i6th, and 17th Army Corps, commanded respectively 
1)V Generals McClernand, Sherman, Hurlbut and McPherson. 



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Raids were made against the Ohio and Mississippi Raihoad 
and considerable damage done to it. But on the morning of the 
20th of December, Van Dorn, with a hirge force of cavah-y, sur- 
prised and captured Holly Springs, destroyed several trains of 
cars and a large collection of supplies, on which were dependent 
our future operations. Forrest, about the same time, got upon the 
road between Jackson and Columbus, and destroyed it effectually. 
Van Dorn did verv little destruction to the road. He seemed more 
desirous of getting oft" with his plunder than anything else. The 
garrisons at Cold Water, Davics' Mills and Middleburg, on the 
line of the road toward Jackson, Tennessee, repulsed his attacks 
most handsomely. Forrest had pretty much his own war until 
December 31st, when he was brought to battle at Parker's Cross- 
roads, defeated and driven east of the Tennessee River. 

These raids on our lines of communication, forced General Grant 
to fall back. This left Femberton free to reinforce Vicksburg' 
against .Sherman. 

On the 29th, Sherman, not ha\ing heard of the misfortune to 
Grant, made a determined attack on the enemvs works at Vicks- 
burg, near Chickasaw Bayou, and was severely repulsed. Disap- 
pointed, but not disheartened, he re-embarked his men and began 
preparations for a moA ement on Arkansas Post, on the Arkansas 
river. The enemy had a force of about five thousand there, and 
were enabled to contest, with some success, our use of the 
Mississippi. 

On the 4th of January, 1S63, General McClernand, with orders 
from the Secretary of War and subject to the direction of General 
Grant, assumed command of the expedition. He made no change 
in General Sherman's purpose of attacking Arkansas Post, but 
proceeded at once to carry it out, and on the iith. in conjunction 
with the Navy, Admiral Porter commanding, attacked, and after a 
severe battle, compelled the surrender of the Fort with all its 
armament and five thousand prisoners. 

General Grant fell back to the line of the ?*Iemphis and Charles- 
ton Railroad, which, under the energetic superintendence of Col- 
onel George G. Pride, was soon in complete running order from 
La Grange to Memphis. General (jrant established his head- 
quarters in Memphis, January loth, 1863. It was determined now 
to reinforce the Mississippi river expedition, and turn every effort 
to the capture of Vicksburg. McPherson's corps was ordered 



of ike Army of Ike Tennessee. 45 

tliLTc. (xcnoral Grant assumed the iininediate coiniiiand of all tiie 
forces ()peratin;4 aj^ainst \'icl<sl)ur;4, Jamiarx ^oth. and Oeneral 
McClernand asMiined the iininediate eonnnand of liis corjjs. After 
se\eral ineflectual attempts to get below or in rear of N'iekshurj^^ 
h\' canals, l)a\<)us. and passes, in Februar\ and Marcii, it was 
ilecided on the 2yth (»f tiie latter month to run the N'ickshur;,^- bat- 
teries with the (gunboats and a sutficient number of transpoits tor 
t'errvino- purposes, and to march the army around b\ land. 

The execution of this plan was at once connnenced. (Jenerai 
McClernand. followed bv AlcPherson. mo\ etl via Smiths plant- 
ation for New Carthaj^e. On the nig^ht of the i6th of April, the 
ji^unboats, followed by three transports — ■" Henrv Chn." manned 
and commanded b\ volunteers from the arnu': " Silver Wave," 
manned b\ volunteers and commanded bv her o\\ n captain. Cap- 
tain McMillan; and the " Forrest Qjieen." manned and commanded 
h\ her own crew and cajitain. Captain Conwa\ — under a most 
terrilile artiller\ Hre, passed the \'icksbur(^- batteries safelv, save the 
'•}Ienr\' Clav." She got on tire and burned up. On the night of 
the 22nd, six more transports ran the batteries, and were all more 
or less injured. One was a total loss, the others \veie soon sufli- 
ciently repaired for use. These were all manned anil commanded 
bv volunteers. 

On the 2c)th. the Nav\, under Admiral Porter, attacked (irand 
(iulf, and after a severe Hght of five and a half hours, foimd it 
coidd not silence all the gims and drew out. After a consultation 
with Admiral Porter, (Jenerai (Jrant decided to run these batteries, 
and did so that night witliout ilamage. 

While the Nav\ was engaging (irand (iulf. Slierman was 
threatening \'icksburg from the ^'a/oo. At"ter sutlicienlK de- 
monstrating, to accomplish his ends, he withdrew, and took up 
bis line of march for (Jrand (iulf. 

On .\pril 3f)th. witli McClernands Corps and two I)i\ isions of 
^IcPherson's, we crossed the Mississippi to Bruinsburg. I'here 
was a good road from there out to the high lands, of which infor- 
mation had been given the night l)efore bv a colored man. On 
Mav 1st, you fought and won the battle of Port (iibson. On the 
'^rd vou drove the enem\ , w ho had evacuated (irand (ndf, across 
the Big Black River at Haid<inson"s l\'ri\ towards \'icks1)urg. 
On the 8th Sherman got up. On the 12th \<)u fought ami won 
the battle of Ra\ mond. On the i4tii \(Ui fought and won the 



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battle of Jackson, Alississippi. On the i6th you fought and woiB 
the decisive battle of Champion Hills. On the 17th you fought and 
\vt)n the battle of Big Black River, and on the iSth vou invested 
V'icksburg and opened conimiuiications \ ia tlie Vazoo and Mis- 
sissippi rivers with the north. On the 19th and 22nd, you assaulted 
the enemy's works, but were repulsed with heavy loss. Reinforced 
bv three Divisions of the i6th Corps from ^Memphis, General C. 
C. Washburn, commanding, Herron's Division, of the Army of 
the Frontier, and two Divisions of the 9th Corps, Army of the- 
Potomac, vou completed the investmeirt, made a front to the rear^ 
facing the threatened approach of Joe Johnston, and patiently and 
perscveringly prosecuted the seige. On the iSth of June, 1863. 
General Ord relieved General McClernand in the command of the 
13th Arm\ Corps. On the 4th of July, 1.S63, after a siege of forty- 
six days, Vicksburg, with its armament and garrison of thirty-one 
thousand men, was surrendered by Lieutenant-General Pember- 
ton to Major-General U. S. Grant, comimanding the national forces, 
and i)n that day, the eighty-seventh anniversary of the one on 
which we had taken our place among the nations of the earth, the 
Army of the Tennessee and its comrades from other armies, true- 
to the best hopes of their ancestors, and unfaltering in their alle- 
giance to the Republic, replaced the national flag on the ramparts, 
of Vicksburg, never to be hauled down again. On the same day 
the enemy was defeated at Helena, Arkansas. 

Sherman at once set out after Joe Johnston, who, with a large- 
force, had for some time been promising relief to the beleagured gar- 
rison of Vicksburg. He fell back on Jackson, Mississippi, pushed 
so vigorously bv Sherman that on the night of the i6th of July he- 
evacuated the place, and the capital of Mississippi was a second 
time in our hands. From Jackson, Sherman withdrew to the 
west side of the Big Black. The commander of Port Hudson, 
receiving information of the fall of \"icksburg on the Sth, capitu- 
lated to General Banks, and the great Mississippi went unvexed 
to the sea. 

From the time General Grant left Memphis, in January, to take 
the immediate direction of the operations against Vicksburg, 
(ieneral Hurlbut's command, and especially his cavalry, and the 
forces under (yeneral Dodge at Corinth, ^vere kept busih' em- 
ployed. 

On the 17th of April, Colonel B. H. Grierson, with about tw:o 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 47 

Ithoiisaiul cavaliv. started from La Grange, Tennessee, to raid iijjon 
the enemy's lines of communieations in ^lississij^pi, and on the 2nd 
•of ]Sla\ came out al Baton Rou^e. Tliis was anion^" the most 
hrilhant cavah\' raids made during the war. 

(ieneral Halleck, in acknowledoing the receipt (<f (ieiieral 
•(jrant's (jtFicial report of the campaign and capituhition of \'iei<s- 
l)urg, wrote as follows : '• ^'our narrative of this campaign, like 
the operations themselves, is brief, soldierly, and in c\er\- respect 
creditable and satisfactorx . In lioldness of plan, rapidit\ of exe- 
cution, and brillianc\' of routes, these operations will compare 
most fa\()rabl\ with those of Napoleon about L Im. ^'ou and 
vour army ha\e well deserx ed the gratitude of \ our ct)untr\ . and 
it will be the boast of your children that their fathers w ere of the 
heroic armv which reopened the jNIississippi River." 

The 9th Army Corps returned tt) Kentucky; Herron's Division 
of the Army of the Frontier, and the 13th Arm\ Corps \\ ent to 
the Department of the (julf; Kinibalfs Dix ision of the i^th 
Corps went to Arkansas, and John lo. Smith's, of the rjth. soon 
followed as far as Helena. 

Major-General Frederick Steele, of theArm\ of the Tennessee. 
;md whose command also, save the ca\ alr\', and some of tliat. too. 
consisted mostly of troops of that army, on the loth of September, 
entered and occupied Little Rt)ck, the capital of Arkansas. Gen- 
eral Sterling Price, its defender, tied before our pursuing cavalr\ . 

On 27th of September, in obedience to orders from (Jeneial 
Halleck, (jeneral Sherman left \'icksburg. via Alemphis and Cor- 
inth, for Chattanooga, with three Divisions of the i:;th Coi'jjs, 
leaving Tuttle's Division at \'icksburg. and taking John I*^. Smith's 
Division, then at Helena, in place of it. On the ioth of October, 
(jeneral (irant also started from ^"icksburg, north, to meet orders, 
and on the iSth met the Secretary of War at Indianapolis, antl 
l^roceeded with him to Louisx ille. \\ heie. on the same da\ . he was 
assigned to the Military Division of the Mississippi, and (ieneral 
Sherman to the command of the Arm\ of the Tennessee. (Jen- 
eral Logan succeetfed (icneral v'^herman in the command of the 
15th Corps. General (irant assumed command in accordance 
with his assignment, and proceeded direct to Chattanooga, reacli- 
ing there on the evening of the 23rd. On the 23rd of Xo\ ember, 
atter a long and se\ere march across the countr\ from Memi)his. 
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Jcrt'. C D;n is' Division <>t" the Aniiy of the Cunibcilaiul, was 
encamped liehind the hills opposite the mouth of the South Chic- 
amau<^a, ready, when nic^ht came, to secure the south bank of the 
Tennessee River, and, on a pontoon bridge, which was ready to 
be put down, cross over and seize the north end of Missionary 
Ridge, while Osterhaus' Division of the Army of the Tennessee 
was with General Hooker at Brown's Ferry, ready to climb, with 
one of bis Divisions, tlie almost perpendicular front of Lookout 
Mountain. 

On the afternoon of the 2-:;rd, (ieneral (i. H. Tiiomas began the 
battle of Chattanooga b\' assaulting and carrying Indian or Orchard 
Knoll, and all the enemy's line of defenses on the Chattanooga side 
of Cisco Creek. By one P. M. of the 2_|.th, General Sherman held iii 
his strong grasp the north end of Missionary Ridge, and Oster- 
haus' Di\ ision. in conjunction with Geary's, under (ieneral Hooker, 
passed with an eagle's swoop up the steep front of Lookout 
Moimtaii\ ; the enemy, though desperately fighting, was unable 
to successt'ulh' resist them ; and in the middle of the same after- 
noon, \\ hen the clouds lifted, tbev wa\ed the national flag in 
triinnph from the Chattanooga face of the mountain, and were 
hailed \yith deafening shouts b\' their comrades in the valley 
below. A bridge was thrown across Chattanooga Creek, and 
troops sent by General Thomas, who, after some fighting, formed 
a connection ^yith them. General Howard's Corps moved in 
between Thomas' and vSherman's, making our line of battle con- 
tinuous from Lookout Mountain — our right, to the north end of 
Missionary Ridge — our left. 

During the night of the 24th the enemy abandoned Lookout 
Mountain, anel concentrated his forces on Missionary Ridge. On 
the 25th, General Hooker pushed forward on the Rossville road 
to get on to Missionary Ridge at Ross' Gap, and from there figlit 
toward Sherman. Sherman several times assaulted the enemy's 
works, carried and held some of his outer ones, but met with 
repulse trom others. This com])elled the enem^' to concentrate 
heavily in his front, which, \\ith the concentration necessary to 
meet Hooker, who got on the ridge and turned toward Sherman 
late in the afternoon, greatly weakened his center. Taking advan- 
tage of this. General Thomas, with four Divisions, about four 
p. M., stormed Missionary Ridge, carrying the line of rifle-pits at 
its base, climbed to its top, and under a terrific artillery fire, car- 



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riccl his line tlicic and decided the fate of the dav. Tlie eneiiiv 
fled, panic-stricken, from the field, followed by Sheridan until two 
o'clock next niorninLC- 

( )n the J^th. on the heights of RinjJ^gold, Gcorg'ia, his rearguard 
made a stand, and a part of Osterhaus" Division attacked him, 
l)ut met with severe repulse. This was the end of the pursuit, 
Init not of the Arm\ of the Tennessee's marching-. 

I'he yth Corps, that had come to \"icksl)urg to help it, and their 
comrades of the Arm\ of the Ohio, were besieged in Know ille. 
With other troopN the .Vrnn of the Tennessee immediately 
hastened to their reliei". After that relief was aflorded it returned 
to the neighborhood of Scottsville and Iluntsville, Alabama. 

In l'\'bruar\, (ieneral Sherman, with a large force under 
McPherson and Ilurlbut, mo\ ed iVom \"icksburg to Meridian and 
tlestro\ed nearh two hundred miles of the important railroads, 
of which it is the center. This was done with a \ iew of shutting 
the enemv off from railroad communication with the jVIississippi, 
and of cri])pling him in the next spring's campaign to be matle 
from Chattanot^ga. Had General \V. S. Smith, wdth a force of 
seven thousand cavalrw from near Memphis, Tennessee, joined 
our forces at Meiidian. as he was ordered to do, the enemy would 
have surtered much greater damage, but this otficer, on reaching 
West Point, on the Moliile and Ohio Railroad, and finding the 
enemv in force back of a stream that could onlv lie crossed at that 
time In bridges, took up his line of retreat on ]Mem]>his. 

Slu'i^man returned to \'icksburg. From there he sent about 
ten thousand men, under Oeneral .V. J. Smith, to aid (Ieneral 
Banks in the W>^(\ ri\er expedition, and all other forces that could 
be spared from the Mississi))])i were concentrated with their 
comrades in the \icinit\- of Iluntsxille, Alabama. 

On the loth of March (Jeneral (Jrant was appointed Lieuten- 
ant-(Jeneral. and assigned to the connnand of the armies of the 
United States. (Jeneral vSherman was made Major-General in the 
I'. S. Army, and appointed to the command of the Military 
Division of the Mississippi, and (Jeneral McPherson to the com- 
mand of the Army cjf the Tennessee, (ieneral Frank P. Blair, Jr., 
succeeded to the command of the 17th Cor])s. 

With the ,\rmies of the Cumberland and Ohio you commenced, 
on the 7th of May, 1864, the campaign of Atlanta, antl by severe 
fighting and a series of strategic movements, unexcelled in their 



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masterly conception and execution, forced the enemy, with hea\v 
loss in men and war material, to abandon all his oreat natural 
positions, strengthened, too, by his labors on mountains, in gorges 
and on riyers, from Dalton to the Atlanta side of the Chatta- 
hoochie, which latter place you occupied July loth. Your terrible 
and bloody repulse of the enemy at Dallas, May 2Sth, and your 
splendid, though unsuccessful, assault on Kenesaw Mountain, 
Tune 27th, attests the seyerity of \i>ur fighting. 

The enemy now changed Johnston for Hood, and with this 
change came a change of tactics. Adyancing from the Chatta- 
hoochie on Atlanta, on the 21st you had seyere but successtid 
fighting. 

On the 22nd ^•ou helil the left of our line. About noon Hood 
threw the main strength of his army against it. General McPher- 
son, passing from Sherman, with whom he was in consultation 
when the attack began, to the front, rode upon the enemy's adyance. 
They called out to him to "surrender," but, as McPherson and the 
army he commanded only knew the word as addressed to a foe, he 
answered with a soldier's salutation, and \yheeled his horse tov\'ard 
his old comrades. One sharp rattle of musketry, and the noble 
McPherson was gathered to his fathers. General John A.Logan, 
when the battle's breath ^yas hottest, assumed command, and the 
words, "McPherson and reyenge" was the battle-cry of the Army 
of the Tennessee. The adyantages of the battle, at times, seemed 
to be with the enem\', but the old army fought with all its accus- 
tomed brayery. and apparently \yith more than its usual determina- 
tion. When night came the enem\", repulsed at all points, retired to 
\\ithin his \yorks, leaying the battle-field and the dead and wounded 
in our possession. In this battle there Ayere, perhaps, more indi- 
yidual acts of heroism displayed, than in any other in which the 
Arm\' of the Tennessee was engaged during the way. 

On the 26th General O. O. Howard was assigned to the com- 
mand of the Army of the Tennessee. He \yas a graduate of West 
Point, and won great distinction in the war. He was a christian 
soldier and a most excellent man, and was frequenth , and not 
without reason, called the Hayelock of the army. 

Again, on the 2Sth, near the Bell's Ferr\' road, you were attacked 
by the enem}- in great force, and after a seyere battle of nearly 
four hours, in which he was se\eral times repulsed with great loss, 
he was dri\en from the field. lea\ in<>- the dead and wounded in 



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vouv hands. On the 31st of Auti^ust. near Joncshoro, the cncnn' 
a<^ain attacked vou. but met with his usual fate — a hloodv repulse. 

On the ni(irnin<4" of vSc'p1enil)ei" ind Atlanta \\ a-^ in the possession 
of Sherman's army, and as his tele<^ram, "vSo .Vtlanta is ours and 
fairlv won." flashed North, it revived the hopes of the des]:)ondent 
and sent a thrill of jox thidu^h the national heart. ()n the I^t of 
( )etol)er I lood started on his Northern in\asion, and on the :^th 
attacked Allatoona Pass, defended h\ General Corse, with two 
tliousand men of the Ai"m\ of the Tennessee. lie made se\ei'al 
desperate assaults durinj^' the dav, hut was everv time beaten back 
with dreadful slaughter, and when nit^ht came, beaten at ever\ 
point, he witlulrew toward Dallas. In the old arnn"s record of 
victories there is no brighter one than that of Allatoona. On the 
i()\.\\ of October xou lost the \ oung, gifted and gallant Ransom, 
near Rome. He died of disease, and not in the battle's storm, 
\vhere his chivalric soul loved to be. 

(ieneral Sherman ha\ini>- decided ui:)on his e\er memorable 
'• Maich to the Sea," sent General Thomas back to Nashville, w ith 
\\ hat he thought sufficient force to beat Hood, should he continue 
Northward, and concentrated the remainder of his forces, includ- 
ing the Army of the Tennessee, at Atlanta. On the i_}th ^^i 
No\ember thev took up the line of their march, and on the i^th 
ol December Ila/.en's I)i\ision of the Armv of the Tennessee, 
assaulted and carried Fort McAllister, on the Ogechee river, and 
established commimication with the sea and our supplies. Thus. 
l)y your \alor. one more ri\er went undisturbed b\' the rebel morn- 
ing or evening guns to the sea. On the 2ist .Sherman entered 
Savannah. Hardee, w ith its garrison, retreating across the Savan- 
nah river northward. 

What were your comrades, under A. J. Smith, doing all this 
while, and those that remained cm the Mississippi? Where was 
the old 13th Cor})sr 

(ieneral .V.J. Smith, on his way to join General Banks, assaulted 
and captured Fort De Russev, on Red river, on the 14th o'i March, 
and on the rSth entered Alexandria, where, a few (la\s after, 
(Jeneral Hanks arrived with his main arm\, consisting of the 19th 
Corps and the old 13th Corps. In this unfortunate campaign the 
repiesentati\es of the old Arm\ of the Tennessee maintained 
their high reputation for courage, for patience and endurance; and 
in their dcvotcdness to the navv when in its sfreatcst di.stress and 



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their labors to extricate it, when, by the falhng of the water, it was 
about being entrapped in the Reel river, proved that they could 
never forget those with whom, in common, they had braved the 
dangers of battle and shared the honors of victory. General A. J. 
Sijiith, with his command, returned to Memphis, reaching there 
just after the defeat of General Strugis, near Guntown, Mississippi, 
June loth, and proceeded at once to try his hand against the same 
force, and met and defeated it July 14th, near Tupelo, Mississippi. 
Returning again to Memphis, he proceeded to Missouri and aided in 
driving Price out of that State. From Missouri he repaired with 
his command to Nashville and joined Major-General Thomas. In 
the battle of Nashville, December i :;th, he bore a conspicuous and 
glorious part, and participated in the pursuit of the enemy. 

To co-operate with Banks in the Red river expedition, the forces 
under vSteele in Arkansas, moved out via Arkadelphia and Elkin's 
Ferry, to Camden, w' hich place they reached after defeating the 
enemv in several severe skirmishes, on the i6th of April, 1864. 
Learning there of the retreat of General Banks, besides losing one 
of their own trains, they fell back upon the line of the Arkansas. 
On the 30th of April, Avhile crossing the Saline river, they were 
attacked bv the enemv, whom thev repulsed after a severe conflict. 
They reached the Arkansas, May 2nd. 

In February, General A. J. Smith, with his command of the old 
Armv of the Tennessee, went to the Department of the Gulf, and 
was in the campaign and capture of Mobile, April 12th. The 
13th Corps shared, too, in this triumph. It also participated in the 
captures of Forts Gaines and Morgan, in Mobile Bay, August 8th 
and 23rd, 1864. From Mobile they went to the Rio Grande. 

In the latter part of December, Grierson made a successful and 
most damagmg raid, to the enemv. on the lines of the ]Mobile and 
Ohio, and Mississippi Central Railroads, starting from Memphis 
and coming out at \'icksburg. You had your representatives in 
the cavalry force engaged in the l)attle of Nashville and pursuit 
of Hood, and also in the splendid, and to the enemy terribly disas- 
trous, raid of Wilson's, which brought up in the capture of Jeft". 
Davis. 

From Savannah, on the ist of February, 1S65, vSherman took 
up his line of march for North Carolina, with the ultimate design 
of forming a jimction with Grant in front of Richmond. The 
hopes and wishes of the Western Armies, especially of the Army 



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of the Tennessee, seemed about to be realized. They had hm<r 
ilesired to confront the men that hail so long resisted the heroism 
iind prowess of the Army of the Potomac; but in this they were 
<lisappointed. Before their arrival Richmond had fallen, and the 
old Armv of the Potomac, with its comrades, had received the 
surrender of the army that had so lon^- defended it. 

On the 17th of Fcbruar\' \ mi occupied Columbia, and on the 
iJth(^f March Fa\ette\ ille. on the Cape Fear river. In the mean 
time the remnant of Hood's army had united with Hardee's forces, 
v.ith Joe Johnston again in command. On the i^th you resumed 
XiHiv marcli on Goldsboro. On the iSth the whole of Johnston's 
force attacked General Slocum at Bentonville. You hastened to 
his relief, and assisted in defeating- the enemy. Your presence 
<let*eated anv further eflort on the part of the enemy to disturb the 
March to Goldsboro, which was reached by Sherman on the 22nd. 
On the loth of April vou set out from Goldsboro for Raleigh, and 
on the 26th Sherman received froni Johnston the surrender of the 
iirnn- bearing vour name, an army that had been driven from 
cverv field or forced from everv position where you had partici- 
pated against it. 

On the loth of Mav vou took up vour march from Raleigh for 
the National Capital, passed c// roittc through Richmond, late the 
"Capital of the rebel authorities, and on the 19th reached Alexandria. 
A'irginia. On the same dav (rcneral Logan rclievetl Cieneral 
-Howard in the command of the Armv of the Tennessee, General 
Howard having been appointed Chief of the Freedmen's Bureau. 
Major-Cieneral W. B. Ha/.en succeeded to the conunand of the 
15th Corps. 

On the 24th. in front of the White House, in ^Vashingtt)n. you 
Avere reviewed bv the President antl the Lieutenant-General, in 
the presence of the Cabinet Officei"s, Foreign Ministers, and dis- 
tinguished officers of the army and navy, and the tens of thousands 
of vour countrymen that lined the great avenues of the Capital. 
From Washington \ on went to Louisville, Kentuck\ , and there 
])assed out of existence as an armv organization, and returned to 
vour homes. 

General U. S. (irant, foremost among the militar\ men ot the 
5ige, vour first commander, accords to vour fidelitv, to your skill. 
to your courage and prowess, his world-wide reputation — a repu- 
ttation that raised him tVonj tlu- eouJiuand of an armv to the com- 



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mand of armies, thence, with increase of reputation and rank, to 
the command of all the military forces of the United States, where 
his reputation still increased and honors still thickened around his 
brow, but none shines so bright as Vicksburg". 

Lieutenant-General W. T. Sherman, master of the art and 
science of war, whose fame as a military leader and strategist 
is not excelled in the annals of warfare — your second commander 
— he. too, accredits to vou a reputation that raised him to the com- 
mand of armies, with increase of reputation, of rank and of 
honors. 

The lo\etl and lamented Major-General James B. McPherson, 
individualized in his country's history, and up to the time of his 
glorious death among the foremost of its illustrious defenders — 
vour third commander — achie\'ed his great military reputation in 
the Army of the Tennessee; and always seemed to share it with 
every soldier in it. These soldiers, while they live, will take care 
of his memory; and our country's history will never be so idiridged 
as to exclude his name and fame. He was the only army com- 
mander on the National side who fell in battle. He, too, was 
laised to a higher command — a higher than Grant or .Sherman — 
to the comn">and of that x^rmy of Immortals, the spirits of our 
martyred dead. Their white tents are pitched in and around the 
Celestial Cit\'. Reputations do not suffer there, nor honors ever 
fade. 

That illustricnis soldier, Major-Cjeneral O. O. Howard — your 
fourth commander — had achieved a national reputation for his 
splendid fighting in the x\rmv of the Potomac, and as commander 
of the nth Corps in the West, before he came to command you. 
You kept bright his military fame, and he cheerfully accredits to 
liis command of the Army of the Tennessee, his advancement to 
a Brigadier-Gcneralcy in the United States Army. His humane 
and christian character, his high reputation as a soldier, and the 
confidence he \vould inspire throughout the countrv, pointed to 
him as eminenth- fitted for the head of the Bureau of Refugees^ 
Freedmen antl Abandoned Lands, and to this position he wa& 
called. 

Major-General John A. Logan, that daring and intrepid soldier 
of volunteers, who carved his name with his sword as high up oo 
the column of fame, and to be as long read there as any army 
commander of the wai", was your fifth and last commander. He 



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was emphatically one of vourselves, ;m(l was with \ou from the 
lierv tit^ht of l)clniont to your muster out. When McPherson fell, 
lie succeetled, tempoiaiih . to the eonimaml, and tou^ht the (la\"s 
battle just as McPherson would have tlone had he lived. With 
the same pride von point to him as one of sour rei:)re--entati\ e 
commanders; he accords to \()uv hraverx and eouJ"a^e liis lii-^h 
military reputation. With the end of tlie war and the aiKent of 
j)eace lie went with vou into civil life. 

In the sie<;e of Corinth, tlic " Right Wing" of the National 
forces, comprising all hut two Divisions of the Armv of the Ten- 
nessee, muv boast the honor of being commanded h\ that distin- 
guished soldier Major-Cieneral George H. Thomas. His militar\ 
reputation is as solid as the tact of the great rebellion il>elf and 
will endure as long. 

Major-Cieneral \V. .^. Rosecrans, the hero of .Stone river, achieved 
a reputation in the command of troops of the Arm\- of the Ten- 
nessee at luka and Corinth that gave him increase of rank, and 
lifted him to the command of the grand old Armv of tlie Cum- 
lierland. 

Major-General E. O. C. Orti. commander of the Armv of the 
James in the battles and campaigns that ended in the sunxMuler of 
Lee, had distinguished himself in the command of troops of the 
Armv of the Tennessee. 

Sheridan, than whom in the front rank of the woi'ld's 
heroes none stand in advance of. if he did not belong to the .\rnn- 
of the Tennessee, he served \\ ith it untler its first commander. 
The English ]iress style him the Desaix of the American ci\il war. 
Rut we st\ led him a more than Desaix. Desaix brought u]:)on the 
field of Marengo six thousand men. and with them turned defeat 
into victory, while to the field of Cedar Creek, Sheridan's Imrse 
l)rought only Sheridan, \\ liose genius alone retrieved tlie disaster 
of the da\ . and from defeat snatched \ictorv. 

In no army did the soldier enjoy greater libertv, consistent with 
military disci])line, than in the Arm\ of the Tennessee, and in none 
^vere his lights and his life more carefulh guarded. Newspapers, 
whether they sujiported the iXdministraticni or oppcjsed it. were 
alike permitted to circulate among the men. Correspondents of 
the press, withcnit regard to the political character of the papers 
they represented, had the same privileges granted them. t->oldiers 
traveling on furlough were protected from the pavment of exor- 



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liitant prices for transportation that were frequently sought to be 
imposed upon thenl. The mails, from the time we left Cairo, kept 
up with us, and was distributed witli almost as much regularity 
as in our large cities. 

I'P to the time of its greatest triumph the death penalty had 
not been inflicted in the Army of the Tennessee. Men had been 
tried for desertion, and other oftenses, the penalty for which was 
death, and found guilty and sentenced accordingly, but from 
various causes the sentences were not carried into execution. The 
discipline of the army was good, and there were no more deser- 
tions from it than from other armies, notwithstanding the tact 
that no man had been made an example of by shooting in the 
presence of his comrades. 

The subordination of the Army of the Tennessee to the policies 
and acts of the Government aflecting the institution of slavery in 
the prosecution of the war, is worthy of the highest commendation. 
You had no policy of your own to propose, but went forth, as 
expressed by the Legislative Branch of the Government, to do 
battle in no spirit of oppression, or for any purpose of conquest 
or subjugation, or purpose of overthrowing or interfering with 
the rights or established institutions of the States in rebellion; 
but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution, 
and to preserve the Union with all the dignity, equality and rights 
of the several States unimpaired. 

In this purpose and spirit you fought, interfering in no wise with 
tlie institution of slavery, save to maintain as free those who, with 
tlie consent of his master or his lawful agent, might be found in 
arms or in the performance of any military service against the Gov- 
ernment. Septeml^er 22nd, 1862, President Lincoln issued his 
preliminary proclamation of emancipation. You accepted this as 
a means to the maintenance of the supremacy of the Constitution 
and the preservation of the Union with all the dignity, equality and 
rights of the several States unimpaired, and fought on. January 
1st, 1863, the great proclamation of emancipation was issued. In 
]March following began the organization of negroes in the military 
service. Whatever prejudice may have existed against their being 
elevated to the position of a soldier In the service of the United 
States, was overcome by your devotion to your country. Their 
courage and desperate fighting at Millikin\s Bend, June 7th, won 
your sympathy and respect ; and the 23rd Iowa — a regiment 



Of the Army of the- Tennessee. 57 

cspecialK distiiij^uishcd for its <yallantry — that lost in that tcriil)lc 
conihat ncarlv one-half of tin- number it had cn<^ai^ed, hut ex- 
pressed the nia<i^naniniit\ of the old army in accrediting the 
enemvs severe repulse t(i the colored soldiers. 

The Emancipation Proclamation and the arming of the negroes 
(formerly slaves), intensified, if such were possible, the enemy's 
opposition to us. He refused to recognize them as soldiers, or 
accord to them, \vhen captured, the rights of prisoners of war. 
]\\\\ iSth, 1864. it was in eflect announced by the President, that 
no proposition, unless it embraced the restoration of peace, the 
integrit\ of the whole l^nion. and the abandonment of slavery, 
would be considered bv the Executive (Government of the I nited 
States. The abolition of slavery was thenceforth one of the con- 
ditions to peace, ^'ou continued to fight on. until the' enemy 
not onl\- recogni/ed the colored soldier, when cai)tured. as entitled 
to be treated as a prisoner of war, but until the rebel Congress, a 
Congress of slaveholders, notwithstanding the bitterness with 
which the\ had denounced the Xational (Jovernment for the same 
act. passed a law authorizing the arming of negro slaves, and 
})utting them in the ranks, side by side with the white soldiers tit 
the rebel armv. Thus, before the conflict ceased, they stood ele- 
vated to the dignity of defenders of the flag they were under, 
wliether national or rebel, representing freedom or slavery. 

But \ on fought on until the militar\' power of the rebellion was 
destroyed — until the national flag, with two more stars than when 
you began, waved over every foot of the soil of the United States 
— until the supremac\- of the Constitution was maintained, and 
the L'nion preser\ ed with all the dignity, equality anil rights ot 
the several States unimpaired, and the Southern States, with those 
of the North, were \\ illing, as the\. subsequently did, to ratify the 
Constitutional ameiulment submitted by Congress. fcJrever abol- 
ishing slavery in the I'nited States ; and secure to us, without 
([uestion, the fruits of the great I{!mancipation Proclamation — 
freedom to all. In ^ our burning patriotism the ]:)rejudice against 
race perished as that of part\ in the conunencement of the con- 
test ; and you could read the Declaration of Independence as 
Jertcrson wrote it. and see realized the grand truth '• that all men 
are created equal : that they are endowed by their Creator with 
certain unalienable rights : that among these are life, liberty, and 
the pursuit of happiness." That which was the subject race under 



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the law, was the equal of other races ; and if, in the Providence 
of God, greater privileges were to be extended to it, you could 
answer in your dead, '' the sacrifice has been made, the lamb has 
been slain upon the altar, and the incense has risen to Heaven." 

Such, gentlemen, is a brief presentation of the career and char- 
acter of the Army of the Tennessee. There are many conflicts 
and combats reflecting honor upon the national arms, and upon 
those engaged in them, scarcely or even incidentally alluded to. 
To collect and preserve reports of all the battles, combats, skir- 
mishes, and reconnoissances, with the names of the organizations or 
detachments of troops engaged, and of the oflicers commanding 
in them, of the Army of the Tennessee, would l)e an object worthy 
your consideration. 

They were in defense of the nation, and the integrity of the 
whole Union. And if this national Union of ours is to be per- 
petuated, the heroic achievements of the national soldiery, not only 
of the Army of the Tennessee, but of all the national armies who 
contributed in an equal degree to the national triumph, must be 
commemorated — commemorated as the deeds of Washington and 
his compeers, as those of the heroes of 1S12, and as those of our 
countrymen in the war with Mexico; they were all alike under 
the national flag. 

The objects of your Society are to keep ali^ e and preserve that 
kindly and cordial feeling which was one of the chief character- 
istics of the Armv of the Tennessee, and which gave it such har- 
monv of action, and contributed so much to its glorious achieve- 
ments in our country's cause, and to hold in sacred trust the fame 
and glory of the oflicers of that army who fell on the field of 
liattle or in the line of duty; or who, since the war, have been or 
may hereafter be stricken down by death; and to cause proper 
memorials of their services to lie collected and preserved, and thus 
transmit their names in honor to posteritv; and to relieve, by the 
voluntary contrilnitions of its members, whenever brought to their 
attention, the families of such officers who may be in indigent 
circumstances — all such families having a claim upon the generosity 
of the Society. 

Your dead line the banks of the great Alississippi and its tribu- 
taries, and sleep upon every field of conflict in which you were 
engaged, along the line of the weary march, and in the cemeteries 
of hospital and of home. To cause proper memorials of their 



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services to be collected and preserved, and thus transmit tlieir 
names in honor to posteritw and to relieve their distressed families 
as far as we are able, will be to us not oid\ a work of lo\e, but of 
christian duty. The Bible commands forj^iveness of our enemies, 
but never forj^etfulness of our friends; and in heaven's plan for 
the restoration of man to the hii;"h estate from which he fell — life 
eternal — remembrance of, and belief in, the efficacv of the sacri- 
Wcc made is especially recpiired. We know the tjreatness of the 
sacrifice made that the nation mi^ht li\e — we appreciate its eflicacv, 
and will not forg^et the dead — the sacrificed. 

What have the dead — the sacriliced — viewed as individual men, 
gained by this? Nothing. But viewetl in the aggregate with 
other men as constituting a nation, in the life and perpetuitv of 
which, under heaven, is involved the highest destinv of the human 
race — in giving up their lives that the nation might live and be 
]ierpetuated — they ha\e gained the end of their existence here, and 
returned to their God! 

We will never forget them, but labor to preserve the record of 
their virtues, their deeds of devotion and self-sacrifice, that it mav 
pass to coming generations so bright that each successivelv mav 
be inspired to emulate it, and forever preserve and perpetuate the 
national life and virtue. The nation will never forget its dead, nor 
those dependent on them. If it should, it would be like the forest 
oak girdled in midsummer. The spring would come, but with it 
no sap to send f(jrth its leaves in beauty again. Dangers would 
threaten the nation, perils would environ it, but there would be no 
patriotism to send forth soldiers in its defense — there would be no 
voluntary ofler of lives that it might live. But the nation will not 
forget them. 

On motion of Major-( Jeneral G. A. vSmith, a unanimtnis vote of 
thanks was accorded (Jeneral Rawlins. 



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Mr. T. Buchanan Read was introduced, and read the following 
poem, prepared for the occasion. 

MEN OF THE TENNESSEE. 



When treason fled from Heaven and found its cell. 

The angel Michael, following as it fell. 

Chained the great demon; but, as was foretold. 

The crawling serpent, cunning as of old. 

Slid to our Southern Eden, and defiled 

Earth's sweetest daughter, and her sunniest child; 

Languid with luxury, our pampered Eve 

Leaned to the tongue that could so well deceive. 

And eating of the ashy apple, fell — 

And fell — and fell — how very far she felll 

Till ye 
Stooped to her rescue; Men of the Tennessee! 

Ye sires of human freedom — overhead 
Vour noble tathers men have miscalled dead, 
Gaze from their skyey temples 'mid the stars 
And christen ye the noblest sons of Mars, 
And on their crystal battlements dispread 
Banners with bright inscriptions, where are said 
Words that forever shall be there unfurled. 
" JVe freed a nation — ye have freed a world." 
Al)o\e vour deeds, in their celestial glee, 
The bells of Heaven ring out their jubilee — 
Men of the Tennessee 1 

Ring it around the universe, and show 

The great thought blazing in our Sherman's brow. 

Where, gazing from his evrie, far below 

He saw the crawling, rattling human foe. 

And with his eaglet brood which naught could brook. 

With flashing wings, like banners, swooped and took 

The old Carolinian curse within his claws. 

And crushed it into nothing. Without pause 

Ye tongues of iron ring it far and wide. 

From all your belfries. Freedom, ring with pride; 

Ye silver bells in turrets of the sky. 

Chiming the thoughts of angels, clear and high, 

Ye starry towers, where sentinels of God 

Stand guardians of the truth — announce abroad 

The i-isinsf sun has struck \ our hiifhts with "old 



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And clothed yoii with its glory — I behold 

The .ingel, Time, who men have misnamed old; 

Vet beautiful and bright as at his birth. 

Writing great names upon the rounded earth. 

Which like the iron highways yet to be 

Shall grandly span all continents; and ye 

Are of them. Men of the Tennessee' 

In the Hesperian gardens of the blest. 

Shines the great constellation of the West. 

The stars may tall, as on an autumn night, 

"But these unsetting chaujpions of the Right 

With all the uncounted nebuht of names, 

Which justice conjured, and which freedom claini-. 

Are heaven's fixed orbs of splendor — there the\' stand. 

The grace and glor\- of our native land! 

And such are ve. 

Men of the Tennessee I 

On motion, a vote of thanks was passed for Mr. Read's poem. 

Witli cheeis for the Star Spangled Banner, the audience sepa- 
rated. 

MOZ.VRT H.\LL. / 

Cincinnati, Oiilo, Xoz-ciiil>fr !■',, lSC,i;.\ 

The Society of the Arm\- of the Tennessee met pursuant t<* 
adjournment, and on motion of Major-General M. F. Force, Major- 
General Walcutt occupied the President's OfHce in the temporary 
absence of General Rawlins. 

On motion of Brigadier-General Fairchild: 

I^cso/iuuf. That the reading of the records of the preceding 
meeting he dispensed with. 

Major-(jeneral Force, Chairman of the Ct)mmittee appi)inted to 
revise the Constitution and report a code of B\ -Laws for the 
Societv. announced to the President tliat the committee were read\ 
to report. Permission to report was granted, when (ieneral Force 
read as follows: 

The Committee ap])ointed to revise tiic Constitution and suggest 
1>\-Laws for the government of the Societv. resi^ectfulK re]:)ort: 

ARTK I.K I. 

■• SiXTioN 1. That the fir-~t sentence of the third article of the Constitxition 
lie amended so as to read as tbllows: 

"The Society shall be organized by the annual election of a President and 
six \'ice-Presidents. a Recording Secre-tary, a Corresponding Secretarw and a 
Treasurer." 



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ARTICLE II. 

" Section- II. That the following By-Laws be adopted. 

" I. That one dollar per annuni be paid by each member to the Recording 
Secretary. The money so raised be paid by him to the Treasurer. 

" II. Money tor the ordinary expenses of the Society may be expended by 
the Treasurer upon the warrant of the President. All other expenditures, 
onh' in pursuance of <i vote of the Society. 

"III. The Treasurer shall make a report to the annual meeting of all 
receipts and expenditures with vouchers. 

"The Recording Secretary shall report to the annual meeting all money 
received bv him, and all transferred by him to the Treasurer. 

" The Corresponding Secretary shall report to every meeting all corre- 
spondence of general interest. 

" IV. All questions and resolutions shall he decided by a majority of the 
members present. But amendments proposed to the Constitution shall be 
acted upon only at the annual meeting subsequent to the one at which the}' 
may be proposed, unless the postponement be dispensed with by a vote of 
two-thirds of the members present. 

" \'. The order of business shall be as follows: 

1. Reading of the journal of the previous meeting. 

2. Appointment of committees on business and for nomination of 
officers. 

3. Receiving reports. 

4. Current business. 

5. Election of officers. 

6. Adjournment. 

•' \'I If the Society shall, at any meeting, omit to designate the time and 
place of the next meeting, the President shall, by due public notice, fix the 
time and place. 

ARTICLE III. 

" The following resolutions are reported by the Committee, and recommended 
for adoption. 

"ICesoh'rd, That the Corresponding Secretary write to every member of the 
Society, requesting a contribution of five dollars toward creating a permanent 
fund. 

" Rcsolx'ccf, That the Treasurer purchase books necessary for keeping the 
records and accounts of the Societv. 

"Rcsolzu-d, That a committee of three be appointed by the President to 
report at the next annual meeting a device for a seal and for a certificate of 
membership. 

(Signed) M. F. Force, Major-General,! 

Charles R. Wood, " y Committee. 

Giles A. S.mtth, " 



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On motion of Majoi-Cjcneral Lej^gctt: 

Resolved, That the report of the Committee he accepted, and 
that part of it. to include Sections one and two. he adopted as 
amcnthiicnts to the Constitution and 1J\ -Laws tor the i^overnment 
of the Society. 

Resolved. That the Correspondin<^ Secretary write to every 
meniher of the Society, requestini'' a C()ntril)ution of fi\ e (h)nars 
to\vard creatin<i^ a permanent fund. 

Resolved. That tlie Treasurer purchase hooks necessary f<ir 
keepinnj the records and accounts of the Society. 

Resolved. That a committee of three he appointed by tlie Presi- 
<lent. to report at the annual meeting- a device for a .seal and for a 
certificate of membership. 

Major-General Belknap asked leave to report, as Chairman of 
the Committee of Nomination of Officei-s for the ensuiny^ year. 

Pcrmis.sion g^ranted. and he reported as follows: 

For Prrsidcut. 
Major-General Joh)] .\. Rawlins. 

For J ' ice- Presidents. 
Major-General John A. Logan. 
Major-General F. P. Blair, Jr., 
Major-General R. J. Oglesbv, 
Major-General (iile.s .\. Sniitli, 
>Iajor-Geneval W. W. Belknap. 
Brigailier-General Cassiiis Kairchild. 

/•"();' Pcrordin;^ Secretary. 
Liciitenant-Colonol I>. l)a\ ton. 

For Corresponding Secretary. 
Brigadier-General .\. Ilickenlooper. 

For Trea.imrer. 
Maior-(Tcner;il M. 1'. I'orec. 

(Signed) \\'. \\'. Belknap, Major-General, 

C. H. Howard. Brigadier-General. 
C. Cadle, Colonel, CoiiiDiittt 

r !M. C. Garher, Colonel, 

James Pcckliam, Colonel. ) 

On motion of Major-Cieneral (J. A. Smith. 

Resolved. That the Society proceed to an election of Otilcers. 

Tlie President declared the election to result as follows: 



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President. 
Major-General John A. R iwliii->. 

]'ice-Presidei/ts. 
Major-Gencnil John A. Logan, 
Major-(7cncral F. P. Blair. Jr., 
Major-(ic'ncral R.J. Oglcsby, 
Major-General Giles A. Smith, 
Major-General W. W. Belknap, 
Brigadier-Cieneral Cassias Fairchild. 

Record i/ig- Secretary. 
Lieutenant-Colonel L. M. Dayton. 

Correspond i I/O' Secretary. 
Brigadier-General A. Hickenlooper. 

Preasitrer. 
Maj(jr-General M. F. Force. 

On motion of General Hickenlooper: 

Resolved, That the Treasurer is hereby authorized t(j appropriate 
so much of the general fund of the Society remaining in his hands 
as he ma\ consider proper, to assist in defraying the contingent 
expenses of this meeting. 

General Hickenlooper asked leave of the Society to present 
for its consideration the report of the Committee of the " McPher- 
son Momnnent Association." Permission was granted, when he 
read the following report and letters bearing on the subject, and 
made explanations of the same, remarking that he brought the sub- 
ject before the Society trusting they would take definite action in 
the matter. 



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iith Iowa \'eteran \'ohmteer Infantry, 
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Major-General Osterhans, ami otlicr officers at \'ickshui 
Major-General Ilazen, as per report, 
Major L. S. WiUard, Aide-de-Camp, - 
Major-General Wilson, ------ 

Major-General Weitzel, ----- 

47th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantrv , 

M. F. Kcenan and other officers, 41st Illinois, 

Two privates, per letters, ------ 

Reported by Major-General Leggett, 



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Baltimore, Xovciiihcr 30, 1SG5. 
M \j()r-Gkner.\i. \V. B. IIazkn: 

My Dkar General: — As the remaining member of McPherson's class in 
the Corps of Engineers. I have been requested to receive, (and have done so), 
certain subscriptions to a'monument which it is proposed to erect to his memory 
at West Point, X. Y. If the Armv or Corps he commanded conclude to 
erect their monument at the same place, our subscriptions will be thrown with 
theirs. If they build elsewhere, we propose to erect a separate moninnent at 
West Point, to be subscribed to as follows: 

1st. By his classmates. 

2nd. By the members of the Corps of Engineers. 

3rd. By his special friends (in and out of the Army) in Xew York ant! 
San Francisco, where his official life before the war was chiefly spent. 

I shall be glad if vou will communicate these facts to the subscribers out vour 



66 (Proceedings of tlie Society 

way, and I shall be glad to hear from you on the subject at once. I shall 
immediatelv take steps to procure subscriptions from the several classes of 
persons mentioned above, with the understanding as stated to you. 

Truly yours, 

\V. P. Craighill, 
Major of Engineers, U. S. A . 



MuRFREESBORO, December 11, 1865. 

Major W. P. Graighill, 

U. S. Engineer, Baltimore, Md. : 

Major: — Your note of the 30th ult., suggesting that the .subscriptions made 
bv the Armv of the Tennessee to build a monument to McPherson, be joined 
to those received by yourself, to be made up by the Engineer Corps, members 
of his class, and his friends in New York and San Francisco, and that the 
monument be built at West Point, and if we build elsewhere you propose to 
build a separate monument, is received. 

I will at once place before the other members of the Committee of the 
Army of the Tennessee, and those most interested, copies of yoiu- letter, 
asking their wishes. 

Subscriptions already made were with a view to building this monument at 
his home in Ohio, and in my opinion that is the appropriate place for it. 

The building of two monuments would seem to me to involve a sort of 
absurdity that I prefer being no party to. I will pledge mj'self to be governed 
by the weight of reason. I may be wrong, but am nevertheless opposed to 
grouping tlie monuments of our soldiers at West Point, and believe it not only 
opposed to republicanism, but detrimental to the Academy, by exclusi\ely 
absorbing even the memories of its glories. Nothing can speak more eloquently 
for the Academy and its great usefulness, than to build up their monuments 
throughout the land, upon the spots that produced and furnished these unknown 
men for the Academy, to be returned, honored, venerated, and beloved by a 
nation. 

I would ha\e McPherson's monument in Ohio, Reynold's in Pennsyhania. 
Sedgwick's in Connecticut, where tlieir remains are, and wlicrc all these great 
States would be constantl_\- reminded of, and recognize, through the works of 
these men, the merits of their own National Academy. 

By placing them all at West Point, the only apparently true grounds for 
opposition to the ^Vcademy ever raised, " exclusiveness," would be established, 
and thus remove it to a greater distance from the people. 

The simple entablatures in the chapel are highly appropriate and ample to 
keep always before the military students illustrious examples. 

It appears to me, the true friends of this Academy, while fostering e\ery 
element of intellectual culture, should rather discourage an aggregation about 
it of splendor out of proportion to the national advancement, which cannot 
fail to incite envy, and thus alienate the friendship of the people, without 
Avhich the Academ_\- cannot exist. 

These monuments have a meaning- far bevond the o-ratification of those who 



Cf the Army of the Tennessee. 67 

Avish to do homage to the men they commemorate. I shall, however, be gov- 
erned hv those making donations, and trust we may unite our efforts, and shall 
hope to hear further from you. 

In the meantime subscriptions should he secured by lioth. 
I am, verv respcctfulh', \our obedient ser\ant, 

W. B. 1I.\ZEN-, 

Major- (ieticral. 



CiNCixxATi, December 30, I860. 
Major-Generai. W. B. Hazex, 

Murfreesboro, Tcnn. 

Dear Gexer.\l: — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your 
communication (with accompanying letter from Major Craighill) in relation 
to the McPherson Monument. I am most decidedly opposed to any change 
in the proposed location of the monument, for the following reasons, viz: The 
subscriptions thus far received have been almost entirely from the rank and 
file of the army which McPherson commanded — probably two-thirds from his 
own Corps — with the distinct understanding (so published) tliat the monument 
would be erected over his remains at Clyde. 

'J'he feeling which prompted this action upon the part of his officers and men 
was not such as usually actuates men to subscribe to such an object; it was 
not so much for the purpose of perpetuating his military success and renown, 
but as a testimonial of their love and affection for the tnati. 

The feelings of the mother who gave such a son to her country, together 
with the remaining members of the family, should be consulted, and they are 
decidedly opposed to the removal of his remains to the Point, if a monument 
can be erected at Clyde. 

It appears very absurd to erect a monument at W'est Point, and leave the 
place where he was horn and raised, and where his remains now lie, unmarked 
and uncared for. 

Very respect t"uli\'. 

A. IIickexeooper. 

Generals Le<^<^ett, Buckland, Spooner, and others, volunteered 
remarks commendatory of the subject, and ur^-ins^ action on the 
])art ot" the Society. 

Mr. T. Buchanan Read ottered to give reading entertainments 
throughout the State, to assist in raising the required funds. 

On motion of General Hickenlooper : 

Resolved, That we. the members of "The Society of the Army 
(jf the Tennessee," pledge ourselves to the erection of a monu- 
ment to the memor\- of Major-General James 15. McPherson, to 
be placed over his remains at Clyde, Ohio, and that we will act 
harmoniously with any other society or association acting for the 



68 (Proceedings of the Society 

same purpose, and that the present Committee be empowered to 
act in the name of the Society, and appoint all necessary sub- 
committees from the members thereof. 

On motion of General Giles A. Smith : 

Resolved, That the President and Secretary of this Society be 
constituted a committee to prepare and have published, in pam- 
phlet form, for general distribution to its members, the Constitu- 
tion and By-Laws of the Society ; also, the proceedings of this 
meeting, to include the address of General Rawlins, the welcome 
address of General Noyes, the poem of Mr. Read, and the letters 
received from absent officers read to the meeting. 

On motion of General Fairchild : 

Resolved, That the next annual meeting of the Society be held 
at St. Louis, Missouri. 

On motion of General G. A. Smith : 

Resolved, That the President be instructed to appoint six mem- 
bers, residents of St. Louis, Missouri, as a local Committee of 
Arrangements for the next annual meeting. 

General Walcutt, acting President, announced such Connnittee: 

Colonel J. S. Cavender, Lieut. -Colonel E. M.Joel. 

Colonel James Peckham, Lieut. -Colonel P. Romer. 

General D. C. Coleman, Lieut. -Colonel L. M. Dayton. 

On motion of Captain Mason : 

Resolved, That the thanks of the Society are accorded General 
Fearing, General Heath and Major Bonner, members of the Com- 
mittee on Decoration, for the very tasteful and elegant manner in 
which this hall has been decorated. 

Major-General Force presented the following communication : 

Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, ] 
Merchants' Exchange, November I4, 1866.) 

To the Oncers of the Army of the Tennessee, in cOJivention at Cincinnati : 
Gentlemen : — The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce tender you most 
cordial greeting, and would be honored by a visit from you at the "Merchants' 
Exchange" to-morrow, the i5tli instant, at the regular session — eleven to half- 
past twelve o'clock. 

I have the honor to be, most respectfully, yours, etc., 

(Signed) John A. Gang, 

Secretary. 

And it was, on motion of Alajor-General Force — 

Resolved, That we accept the invitation of the Cincinnati 



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Chamber of Commerce, and, on adjournment, proceed in a Ixxh- 
to the Cincuinati Merchants' Exchange. 

On motion it was 

Resolved, Tliat the Society stantl adjourned until the next 
annual meeting. 

BAXQITET. 

The Comniittec of Arrangenients had made preparations for 
the Society to have a banquet at the Burnet House on the evening 
of the I ^th instant. 

Early in the evening the membei's of the Societv began to col- 
lect, and at 9^ o'clock proceeded from the Committee-room 
headquarters and entered the banquet hall. All were astonished, 
but pleased, at the beautiful appearance of the hall, for here, as 
Nvell as at Mo/art Hall, has the taste and skill of the Committee 
on Decoration been displaved in most admirable manner. At the 
head of the hall being portraits of Washington and Lincoln, and 
above them the motto " God our trust," underneath were torn, 
battle-marked and stained flags of the regiments represented here 
to-night by brave and honored men. Over the entrance to the 
hall being other banners of the same character, surrounding the 
name " McPherson," and on the sides of the entrance being full- 
sized portraits of Grant and Sherman. On the sides of the hall 
were the names, Howard, Thomas, Logan, Blair. Ransom, Ord, 
Crocker, and others, all handsomely draped with national colors. 
The windows were hlkul with guidons, the chandeliers decorated, 
and the sides of the hall covered with festoons of national flags. 

As the assemblage walked in, listening to strains of superb 
music, and arranged tliemselves along the well-tilled tables, all 
seemed gratified. 

Mr. Miller, who spread the boards, performed his task well, as 
the Bill of Fare will show; and there seemed to be happier faces 
sitting there than has ot'ten been known, after a long march when 
forage was scarce, at the scanty nieal of " hardtack and bacon." 

BILL OF FARE. 
Ai the Dinnjnrt of the '• Society of the Armv of the Trmicssccy 

OVSTKR ,soi 1'. 



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Fried Oysters^ 
Roast Oysters, 
Oysters Deviled, 
Escallop of Oysters-^ 
Stewed Oysters, 
Raw Oysters, 
Broiled Oysters, 
Pickled Oysters, 



OYSTERS. 

Oysters in Jelly, 
Oysters with fine Herbs^ 
Small Oyster Pies, 
Oysters fried in Butter, 
Oysters baked in Shells, 
Oysters cooked in Paper Kisses,, 
Oysters, with Mayonnaise, 
Oysters baked with Champagne", 

HOT DISHES. 

Roast Leg" and Saddle of South Down Mutton, with Currant Jell}''- 

Roast Leg and Saddle of Venison, with Cranbeny Sauce. 

Boiled Turkey, with Oysters. Broiled Qviail. 

COLD DISHES. 

Strasburg Pie on a Pedestal, 
Russian Salad, in tbrmts. 
Lobster .Salad, decorated, 
Ham, a la Rothschild, 
Roast Turkey, 
Roast Prairie Chicken. 



Galentine of Turkey, svith Jelly, 
Game Pie, with Jelly, 
Galentine of Pheasant, decorated. 
Chicken Salad, with Eggs, 
Beef Tongue, smoked, 
Roast Beef, 



Tomato Catsup, 
Pickled Cucvmibers, 
Sultan's Sauce, 
Spanish Olives, 



RELISHES, 

Chow Chow, 
Pickled Beets, 
Worcestershire .Sauce, 
Celerv, 



Oyster Catsup, 
Walnut Catsup, 
Horse Radish, 
Cold Slaw. 



COLD SIDE DISHES. 

Turno\ers. of Minced Quail, a la Royal, Charlotte of Apples, Parisian style- 
Larded Fillets of Beef, with Apple Jelly, Veal Pie, with Cl-kampagne Jelly, 
Potted Shoulders of Lamb, a la Polonnaise, Bread of Young Capon, Qiieen style 
Breaded Veal Cutlets, a la Milonnaise, Aspick of Calves' Brains, « la Orli, 
Fillets of Chicken, with Madeira Jelly, Ballatineof Turkey, «/« Richelieu, 
Saddle of Rabbit, with Vinegar Sauce, Stufted E^s, a la St. James. 



Baked Sweet Potatoes, 
Stewed Tomatoes, 



VEGETABLES. 

Stewed Corn, 
Green Peas, 



Mashed Potatoes, 
Boiled Potatoes. 



Broiled Almonds, 
Maccaroons, 

Jelly Cakes, 



Peppermint Drops, 
Almond Kisses, 
Plain Kisses, 
Lemon Puifs. 



Lady Fingers, 
Union Stars, 
Half Moons, 



Champagne Jelly, 
Charlotte Russe, 



JELLIES. 

Claret Jelly, 
Cream ^Lirengues, 



Rum Jelly, 
Prussian Cream, 



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DKSSKRT, 

Hickory Nuts, Apples, Raisins, Brazil Xiits^ 

Almonds, l*'iv^. Filberts. 

JLK CKEAM. 

\'anilla Ice Cream, Nectarine Ice Cream, 

KKKXCM COFFEE. 

The supper over and cloth cleared, General Rawlins, President 
of the Society, presiding, announced in order the following toasts. 
Avhich were drank and responded to. 

FiR.ST Toast: — " The President and dvij^ress of tlie Viiited 
StatesT Drank in silence. 

Music: — " Hail Columbia. '" 

Second Toast: — " GeneraJ l^. S. Grant. tJic Father of the 
Army of the Tennessee.'" 

Music: — '' Hail to the Chief" 

This toast was received with prolonged cheering, and responded 
to by General Durbin Ward, who handsomely illustrated the rapid 
but legitimate rise and progress of the great Grant. 

TiiiuD To.\ST: — '^ Lieutenant- General U\ T. Sherman^ Com- 
jnander of the Arn/y of the Tennessee" 

Music: — '' yyamp, tramp, tramp, the hoys are march in oy 

Response by General Force. Colonel Parker's request that 
the toast be draid< standing, was accepted; the toast was greeted 
with great applause. General Force said he replied with pleasure, 
paying tribute to the genius of the subject. All joined in chorus. 
" He is a jolly, good fellow." 

Fourth Toast: — Major- General J. B. McPherson. Com- 
mander of the Army of the Tennessee" Drank standing, in silence, 
willi e\ idences of the deepest respect and feeling. 

M i SIC : — " Dirge'' 

Fifth Toast: — ''Major- General O. (). Uoi-vard. Commander of 
the Army of the Tennessee." 

Music: — "Star Spanoled Hanncr." 

Responded to hv Colonel James Peckh;iin. 

Sixth Toast: — '■Alajor- General ^ohn A Loyan. Conimander 
of the Army of the Tennessee." 

Music:— "/I'r,/, White and Bluey 

Respcjiise by (jeneral Walcutt, who spoke of him as the clii\ ;dric. 
generous Logan — the <j:allant citizen-soldier. 



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Seventh Toast: — " Z'/r An/iy of the Tennessee.'''' 

Music: — " Yankee Doodled 

Response by Major- General Jeff'. C. Davis. Greeted with three 
cheers, and a tiger — not fully appropriate for the Army of the 
Tennessee, but it is supposed those of it present did not consider 
themselves as on a tiger hunt. General Davis responded neatly 
and closed with the sentiment: "The Society of the Army of 
the Tennessee" — mav its success as a social reunion be commensu- 
rate with the history of that noble Army and the fame of its illus- 
trious leaders. 

Music:— ''i5tv/ Boltr 

Eighth Toast: — "'■To the memory of those of the Army of the 
Tennessee zvho have zcelcomed death in the defense of the UnionT 
Drank standing. 

Music: — "-A Dirge . ' ' 

Ninth Toast: — "'To our comrades of all the Armies of the 
Union.'''' 

Music: — "^ Columbia the Gem of the OceanT 

Response bv General Noyes, who entertained the party, tor 
some time, in a happy and felicitous manner. He congratulated 
his brethern-in-arms upon the results of their labors. The flowing 
of wine was pleasant, and the popping of corks a good substitute 
for the roar of artillery. We are gathered together to renew the 
acquaintance of the last five years, and revive the memories of more 
critical and exciting periods. Those memories are more inspiring 
than the hopes for the future, and the men that had protected the 
Nation's honor and credit would do so again if the Nation requires. 

The regular toasts being through, the President called for vol- 
unteer toasts, and Sheridan, Mead and Hooker, were remembered, 
and appropriate responses made. 

Major Jno. J. Safely proposed, " To the memory of Major- 
General M. M. Crocker.'" Which toast was drank standing, in 
silence. 

General Belknap proposed, " The accomplished soldier, the able 
Adjutant- General., the able orator — The President of the Society 
of the Army of the Tennessee^ General Rawlins responded in 
happy style, but simply desiring to express his thanks for the honor 
his comrades-in-arms had given him. He took occasion here to 
present, in behalf of Miss Alma and Miss Mary L'Hommedieu, 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. yj 

Miss Phillips and Miss Kate Phillips, a vcrv larjj^c and beautiful 
]H)uquet, which was received with cheers. 

The President read — " The Army of the Ci(nihcrla>idr (Jeneral 
A. McD. McCook responded in a neat, appropriate speech, wind- 
ing up with song. etc. 

General Fairchild proposed, "' Colon '/ L. J/ Djylo/i, the oa//ani 
so/d/ci\ and the constant eonipanion of /lieutenant- General SJicr- 
nian."' In response, Colonel Dayton simply acknowledged the 
compliment, hoping in future to maintain the respect, as he had 
in the past, the approval of his companions. 

Colonel Davton spoke of one, who, when alive was known and 
admireil for his many bright cpudities by all, one who, were he 
with us, would receive the friendly hand-grasp of every one, and 
proposed, " The memory of Colonel T. S. Bowers,'"' which was 
drank in silence. 

General McGroarty, in response to '■'■General Thomas, and the 
Army of the Cumberland ^^ spoke at length, and with interest, 
complimenting the General, and also Generals Sherman and 
Hooker. He congratulated the Society that they w^ere organized, 
and regretted the Army of the Cumberland was not as much 
favored. 

Colonel Dayton proposed — " The Ladies; indications of their 
taste could be seen on all sides, in the decorations and the flowers 
zve have received, though they could ?iot be vcith us, their thoughts 
%vcre''in our en/'oyments.'" General Hickenlooper was called to 
respond, but stating that the subject was one of too great magni- 
tude, sat down, sufi'used with blushes, and amidst great cheering, 

Mr. Read again recited his poem "■Men of the Tennessee."'' 

Many other toasts, speeches, and songs, followed — wit and jokes 
abounded — all were joyous and happy, and seemed to be certain 
there was to be no reveille for to-morrow; care annoyed none, 1)ut 
happiness pervaded all, and after a hve hours duratit)n tlie ban- 
quet broke up. 

The President proposed, as a closing remembrance. " U'ashing- 
ton and Lincoln^'' which was drank standing, in silence. 

He then, on motion, pronounced the banquet adjourned, and 
companions of the march, the battle, and the feast separated, sing- 
ing "'Auld Lang SyncT 

M.vjok-Genkk.m, John A. R.xwi.ins, 
Lieutenant-Colonel L. M. Dayton, President. 

Recording Secretary. 



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OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE. 



T/ie follo-ving is a complete list of the officers of the Army of the Tennessee 
assembled in this city at the reunion. 



Armstrong, Wm. F., Captain 9th 111. 
Adams, D. E., Lieutenant i8th Ind. 
Ames, L. S., Captain 64th 111. 
Adams, S. R., Major ist Div. 17th A. C. 
Armstrong, W. A., Lieutenant 57th O. 

Bonner, S. P., Major, Surgeon 47th O. 

Beck, H. L., Captain 13th U. S. Infantry. 

Belknap, Wm. W., Major-General 4th Div. 17th A. C. 

Brocleman, W. E., Captain 47th O. 

Baldwin, W. H., Brigadier-General, Sjrd O. 

Browne, A. J., Major 2nd Kj. 

Brown, Frank, Lieutenant 70th Col. Infantry. 

Bowman, W. W., M. T. 

Buckland, R. P., Major-General ist Div. 15 A. C. 

Burchfield, D. M., Captain 53rd O. 

Brown, Chas. S., Brigadier-General, 63rd O. 

Baggs, James, Surgeon, 2nd Div. 15th A. C. 

Burdsall, H. W., Colonel 4th O. C. 

Banks, J. C, Lieutenant 68th O. 

Bown, A. v., Major 15th 111. 

Bailey, Jas. E., Captain 53rd O. 

Brown, John H., Captain 47th O. 

Cramer, F. L., Colonel ist Al. Cav. 
Curtis, R. G., Captain i6th A. C. 
Clopper, E. W., Lieutenant S3rd O. 
Cadle, C, Jr., Colonel 17th A. C. 
Chamberlain. Jno. R., Lieutenant Sist O. 
Chamberlain, W. H., Major Sist O. 
Cochran, T. J., Lieutenant 3rd Div. 15th A. C. 
Church, L. B., Captain 105th 111. 
Coverdale, R. T., Captain, A. Q^ M., A. T. 
Coleman, Horace, Surgeon 46th Ind. 
Costello, Jno. L., Lieutenant. 
Crowell, Robt. C, Major 26th Mo. 
Chetlain, A. L., General. 



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Coleman, D. C, Colonel Sth Mo. 
Campbell. S. L., Captain Sist 111. 
Clapman, W. X., Lieutenant 39th O. 
Cavander, J. 8., Colonel J9th Mo. 
Cresson, C. C. 
Crapo, H. H., Captain 5th O. Cav. 

Dodds, O. J., Lieutenant-Colonel ist Al. Cav. 

l)a\ ton. L. \L, Colonel, Major-Genei-al Sherman's Staff. 

Dunn, Wni., Captain, General U. S. Grant's Staft". 

Dustin, E. P., Lieutenant 58th 111. 

Davis, Henry, Surgeon. 

Dawes, E. C, Major 53rd O. 

De Laney, C. M.. Captain 30th O. 

Dempster, W. D.. Captain. General Ilurlbut's StatV, i6th A. C. 

Dunne, Hugh, Captain ySth O. 

Dillmore, G., Colonel 7Sth O. 

Downs, E. C, Major 20th O. 

Douglas, J. C Lieutenant-Colonel 3rd Div. 17th A. C. 

Davenport, E. L., Lieutenant 30th O. 

Ewing. Chas., Brigadier-General 3rd Div. 17th A. C. 
Eaton, C. G., Lieutenant-Colonel ist Div. 15th A. C. 
Enyert, D. Alex., Brigadier-General, ist Ky. 
Everist. A. M.. Captain iSth Mo. 
Everson. T. H.. Lieutenant 47th O. 
Everson, \Vm. B., Lieutenant 47th O. 

Fairchild, C, Brigadier-General, i6th Wis. 

Fearing, B. D., 15th A. C. 

Force, M. F., Major-General ist Div. 17th A. C. 

Frey, John C, Colonel 3rd Div. 17th A. C. 

Fuller. J. W.. Major-General ist Div. 17th A. C. 

Frohock, Wm. T., Brigadier-General, 45th 111. 

Ferber, C. W., Captain. 

Fulten, R. A., Lieutenant-Colonel 53rd O. 

Fulton, C. W. 

Fulten, L., Captain 53rd O. 

Ford. Geo. E., Colonel 4th Iowa. 

Fallis, R. F.. Captain iSth Mo. 

Gile, D. IL. Captain, Aide-de-Camp 17th A. C. 
Griffin. Chas. E., Lieutenant 5th O. V. C. 
Greene, T. S., Captain 47th U. S. C. Infantry. 
Garber, M. C, Colonel, Chief Q^ M. A. T. 
Gault, A. G., Lieutenant 78th O. 
Gillespie, Jno. A., Captain 78th O. 
Gilbert, A. W., Colonel 39th O. 
Gurlitz, A. T., Lieutenant 2nd Kv. Cav. 



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Hickenlooper, A., Brigadier-General, 3rd Brig. 4th Div. 17th A. C. 
Hipp, C, Major 37th O. 

Harper, T. L., Surgeon 2nd Div. 15th A. C. 
Hopkins, J. A., Captain 17th U. S. Infantry. 
Howell, B. R., Captain Sist O. 
Howe, G., Lieutenant Sist O. 
Hubbell, J. M., Lieutenant 5th O. V. C. 
Hoover, J. S., Colonel, Logan's Staff. 
Hunt, Y. B., Colonel. 
Heighway, A. E., Surgeon. 
, Henrich, Jno., Lieutenant 77th O. 

Holston, Jno. G., Surgeon A. T. 
Headly, F. S., Captain. 
Hancock, Win. S., Major-General. 
Hartshorne, D. W., Major 15th A. C. 
Harper, J. M., M. C. 15th A. C. 

Howard, C. H., Brigadier-General, Staff" O. O. Howard, 
Hughes, J. H., Lieutenant 59th Ind. 
Hill, W. H., Colonel Sist O. 
Herbet, J. T., Lieutenant-Colonel i6th Iowa. 
Henry, Chas., Captain 4th O. V. C. 
Hill, Ed. L., Surgeon 20th O. 
Heath, T. T., Brigadier-General 15th A. C. 
Hannegan, J. D., Lieutenant 5th O. V. C. 

Irion, Oliver P., Captain Sist O. 

Joel, E. M., Lieutenant-Colonel 17th A. C. 
Jacobs, W. C, Major Sist O. 

Jenny, W. L. B., Major, Staff General Sherman. 
Judd, W. H., Captain 31st Mo. 

Kuhn, W. E., Captain, 13th A. C. 

Kettler, Wm., Major, 23rd A. C. 

Kan, John, Lieutenant 4Sth O. 

Kinsey, C. S., Lieutenant 27th Mo. 15th A. C. 

Leggett, M. D., Major-General 17th A. C. 

L'Hommedieu, S. S., Major 83rd O. 

Lockwood, C. W., Captain Sist O. 

Lynch, Jno. A., Captain 15th A. C, 

Lawder, R. E., Major 2nd O. V. C. 

Laird, S. M., Captain 14th O. B. i6th A. C. 

Lewis, Jno. N., Captain, A. Q^ M., i6th A. C, 

Lape, W. B., Captain 12th Tenn. Cav. 

La Motte, R. S., Captain 13th U. S. Infantry^ 

Launnean, Lieutenant 68th O. 

Mason, R. H., Captain 72nd 111. 
McComas, W. R., Major S3d O, 



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AIcGroarty, S. L., General. 

Morris, Joe, Captain. Headquarters 15th A. C. 

Miles, Joseph, Lieutenant 53rd 111. 

Manfred, 11., Surgeon 22nd Ky. 

McCook, Ed. L., Brigadier-General, 31st III. 

McCartj, Jno., Rev., 76th O. 

McGrew, J. S., Surgeon 4th Tenn. 13th A. C. 

Murphv, P., Colonel 29th Mo. 15th A. C. 

Moss, J. T., Lieutenant 53rd 111. 

McDill, J. B., Surgeon 63rd O. 

McMugh, W. H., Captain 23rd Ind. 

Munson, G. D., Colonel. 

Nelson, Wni., Major 13th U. S. Infantrv. 

Noyes. Ed. F., Brigadier-General, 39th O. 17th A. C. 

Nichols, F. C, Major ist Mo. Ens. A. T. 

Neigh Elias, Lieutenant-Colonel, Chf. Q^ M. i6th A. C. 

Nichols, Geo. W., Colonel, A. A. D. C. Sherman's Stall". 

Nolan, Michael, 2nd Lieutenant. 

Norton, \V. E., Captain 7th 111. 15th A. C. 

Owens, Wm., Captain 5th O. \. C. 15th A. C. 

Peckhani, Jas., Colonel 29th Mo. 15th A. C. 
Pepper, Geo. W., Chaplain 15 A. C. 
Parry, A. C, Brigadier-General, 47th O. 
Parker, Colonel, Staff General Grant. 
Pfontz, Ira, Lieutenant nth Iowa, 17th A. C- 
Patterson, F. H., Adjutant loth O. V. C. 
Pi-unty, W. T., Captain S7th 111. 13th A. C. 
Parrill, Jno. T., Captain 53rd O. 15th A. C. 
Pumwell, Jno., Colonel 5th O. V. C. i6th A. C. 
Pepper, Geo. W., Rev., Soth O. 15th A. C. 
Plaitz, Jno., Lieutenant 3rd Mo. 15th A. C. 

Rawlins, Jno A., Major-General, Chief Staft'U. S. A. 
Rudolph, Joe., Captain 83rd O. 15th A. C. 
Rankin, A. L., Reverend, 13th 111. 15th A. C, ' 
Rower, Francis, Colonel i7tli Mo. 15th A. C. 
Ricker, E. G., Major 5th O. V. C. 
Ricker, Alex., Captain 14th U. S. C. 

^Stevenson, B. F., Surgeon 22nd Ky.. 13th A. C. 
Smith, Giles A., Major-Cieneral 4th Div. 17th A. C- 
Sullivan, Pat. J., Hrigadier-Cieneral, 4Sth O. 13th A. C- 
Swayne, Wager, Major-General V . S. A. 
Strong, W. E., Brigadier-General A. T. 
Spear, Ed., Captain 15th O. 17th A. C. 
Simpson, S. P., Colonel 31st Mo. 15th A. C. 



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Simpson, J.. P., Colonel 27th O. 17th A. C. 

Sullivan, T. J., Captain 54th O. 15th A. C. 

Sat'eley, Jno. I., Major 13th Iowa, 17th A. C. 

Stoi-v. J. F.. Lieutenant 7Sth O. 17th A. C. 

Simpson, J. E., Major ^gth Ind. 15th A. C. 

Sullivan, J. M., Reverend, 70th O. 15th A. C 

Smitli, L. J., Surgeon 39th O. 17th A. C. 

Staps, C, Lieutenant. 

Scheerer, Fred., Major 5th O. V. C. 

Scott, G. H., Colonel S3rd Ind. 17th A. C. 

Spooner, Benjamin, Major-General 2nd Div. 15th A. C- 

Thayer, John M., Major-General 15th A. C. 
Taylor, R. A., Lieutenant 39th O. 17th A. C. 
Terrill, Wm. G., Major. 

Von Blessing, L., Colonel 37th O. 15th A. C. 

Webber, D., Colonel 39th O. 17th A. C. 

Winslow, E. F., Brigadier-General C. C. C. M. D. M. 

Wise, Jas. S., Major 4Sth O. 15th A. C. 

Williams, H., Lieutenant 39th O. 17th A. C. 

Williams, Geo. W., Lieutenant. 

Woods, W. B., Brigadier-General ist Di\'. 15th A. C. 

Ward, Durbin, General. 

Walcutt, C. E., Major-General 4th Div. 15 A. C. 

Waterhouse, A. C, Colonel ist 111. L. Artillery 17th A. C. 

Wilson, Thos. P., Major 4th Div. 17th A. C. 

Woods, Chas. R., Major-General ist Div. 15th A. C. 

Walker, J. B., Captain 3rd Div. 17th A. C. 

West, W. R., Qiiarter- Master 77th O. 

Wilson, O. M., Major 54th Ind. 13th A. C. 

Wright, V. T., Colonel 13th Mo. 

White, M. Ilazen, Major 22nd O. i6th A. C. 

Waddell, W. L., Major 20th O. 17th A. C. 

Welsh, P. J., Major 56th 111. 15th A. C. 

Worley, A. B., Lieutenant 8th O. B. 15th A. C. 

Wilson, H., Colonel 20th O. 17th A. C. 

Wahle, W. G., Lieutenant 4th Div. 

Weitzel, Phil., Lieutenant 54th O. 

Wynne, W. M., Lieutenant nth O. B. 

Yorke, L. E., Brigadier-General, A. I. G. 15th A. C. 
Yeoman, G. B., Brigadier-General 54th O. 17th A. C. 



REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



SOCIETY 



ArmYov--^^' Tennessee. 



SECOND ANNUAL MEETING, 



HF.I.n AT 



ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI- 



A\n'C))ibcr hitJi a//d L'/th, 1SG7. 



CONSTITUTION. 

ARTKI.E I. 

The Association shall bo known as "The Society of the Army of the 
'IV.NXESSEE." and shall include e\ery officer who has served with honor in 
that Army. 

Honorary members may be elected from those ^vho have served ^vith honor 
and distinction in any of the Armies of the United States. 

ARTICLE II. 

The object of the Society shall be to keep alive and preserve that kinilly and 
cordial feeling which has been one of the characteristics of this Army din-ing 
its career in the service, and which has given it such harmony of action, and 
contributed, in no small degree, to its glorious achievements in our country's 
cause. 

The fame and glory of all the officers belonging to this Army, who have 
fallen either on the field of battle, or in the line of their duty, shall be a sacred 
trust to this Societv, which shall cause proper memorials of their services 
to be collected and preserved, and thus transmit their names with honor to 
posteritw 

The families of all such officers who shall be in indigent circumstances will 
have a claim upon the generosity of the Society, and will be relie\ed by the 
voluntary contributions of its members whenever brought to their attention. 
In like manner, the fame and suffering families of those officers who may 
hereafter be stricken down by death shall be a trust in the hands of their 
sur\ i\ors. 

ARTICLE III. 

For the purpose of accomplishing these objects, the Society shall be organized 
bv the annual election of a President and Vice-Presidents. The Vice-Presi- 
dents to be chosen, one from each Army Corps of the old Anny of the 
Tennessee, and a Corresponding and a Recording Secretary. 

The Society shall meet once in every year, and those officers w ho. for any 
cause, are unable to attend its meeting, will be expected to write to the Cor- 
responding Secretary of the Society, and impart such information in regard to 
themselves as they may desire, and which may be of interest to their brother 
officers. Honoring the glorious achievements of our brothers-in-arms belonging 
to other armies, whose services have contributed, in an equal degree, in the 
re -establishment of our Government, and desiring to draw closer to them in 
the bonds of social feeling, the President or either of the Vice-Presidents of 
this Society shall be authorized to invite the attendance of any officer ot the 
I'nited States Army at any of our annual meetings. 



82 Amendri'ients and (^v==Laws. 



AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. 

First. That the first sentence of the third article of the Constitution be 
amended so as to read as follows: 

"The Society shall be organized by the anmial election of a President and 
six Vice-Presidents, a Recording Secretary, a Corresponding Secretary and a 
Treasurer." 

BY-LAWS. 

ARTICLE I. 

That one dollar per annum be paid by each member to the Recording 
Secretary, the money so raised to be paid by him to the Treasurer. 

ARTICLE II. 

Money for ordinary expenses of the Society may be expended by the 
Treasurer upon the warrant of the President. All other expenditures, only 
in pursuance of a vote of the Society. 

ARTICLE III. 

The Treasurer shall make a report to the annual meeting of all receipts and 
expenditures with vouchers. 

The Recording Secretary shall report to the annual meeting all money 
received by him, and all transferred by him to the Treasurer. 

The Corresponding Secretary shall report to every meeting all corre- 
spondence of general interest. 

ARTICLE IV. 

All questions and resolutions shall be decided by a majority of the members 
present. But amendments proposed to the Constitution shall be acted upon 
only at the annual meeting subsequent to the one at which they ma^' be pro- 
posed, unless the postponement be dispensed with by a vote of two-thirds of the 
members present. 

ARTICLE V. 

The order of Business shall be as follows: 

I. Reading of the journal of the previous ineeting. 

Appointment of committees on business and for nomination of officers. 

Receiving reports. 

4. Current business. 

5. Election of officers. 
Adjournment. 

ARTICLE VI. 

If the Society shall, at any meeting, omit to designate the time and place of 
the next meeting, the President shall, by due public notice, fix the time and 
place. 



SECOND ANNUAL REPORT 



PROCEEDINGS 



JSOCIETY OF THE ArMY OF THE TeNNESSEE. 



St. Louis, Mo., November 13, 1867. 

The Society of the Army of the Tennessee assembled for its 
second annual meeting at 13 M., in Mercantile Library Hall, 
which Iiad been secured for the purpose by the Local Committee 
of Arrangements, appointed at the last annual meeting, at Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio, and was called to order by Vice-President Major- 
(jcneral (jilcs A. Smith, in the chair as President /ro te?}i. 

As indicative of the objects of the present meeting, the Secretary, 
upon request of the President, read the following call: 

Washington City, D. C, September '>, 1807. 
O/f/'rers of the Army <>/ tlir 7'eiiiirxsce: 

^'ou are rcspectlully notified that the second annual meeting of tlie 
Society of tlie Army of the Tenne.ssee will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, on 
tlie 13th day of Noyember, 1S67, at 10 o'clock A. m. 

Eyer\- officer who has at any time served with honor in the Army of the 
'I'ennessee is entitled to membership, and to all such an earnest invitation is 
extended to be present, to assist in perpetuating its history, and to keep alive 
tiiat kindly, cordial and social feeling which was one of the chief characteris- 
tics of that army during its glorious and eventful career. 

.\11 necessary arrangements for the meeting will be made by the Local 
Committee, resident in St. Louis, of which due notice will be given through 
the press. 

[Signed] M ajor-Gexeral John A. Rawlins. 

LiKLTKNANT-CoLONEL L. M. DaVTON, 

liecordhig Secretary. 
A. IIkkeni.ooper, 

Corresponding Secretary. Cincinnati, O. 



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There were present Vice-Presidents Generals Giles A. Smith, 
W. W. Belknap, and C. Fairchild; Secretary Colonel L. M. Dayton: 
Corresponding Secretary General Hickenlooper; and about two 
hundred members. 

Following an eloquent prayer by the Rev. H. C. McCook, late 
Chaplain of U. S. volunteers, the President announced the 
Society as ready for the transaction of such business as might be 
brought for its consideration. 

The records of the last annual meeting Were read by the Sec- 
retary, and by the Society adopted without amendment. 

The rules of business were suspended for the purpose of giving 
the Corresponding Secretary an opportunity to read the following 
correspondence from absent members: 



LETTERS. 



CixciNNATi, November 10. 1867, 
General J. S. Cavestdek, 

Chairman Covimittee of Arraitgemcnts: 
General: — I must relinquish the hope of being at the meeting this jeai'- 
I am now holding court, with jury present, and cases pressing for trial. 

General Hickenlooper will take on my report as Treasurer, and my division 
colors. 

The meeting of comrades, the renewing of old ties, the presence of the old 
chiefs, the warm welcome of St. Louis, will make the hours smile as they 
fleet away. And We who are absent will glow as we hear oi the meeting, and 
remember with pride that we, too, belong to the Army oi the Tennessee. 

Very tmly yours, 

M. F. Force, 



CoLL-MBVS, O., Not'cmhcr 9, 1S67. 
Cglonel L. M. Dayton. 

Secretary Ar>/iy of the Tennessee: 
Mv Dear CoLonEl: — I have long been congratulating myself in antici- 
pating the pleasure I should have in meeting with my old comrades of the 
Army of the Tennessee this Fall, but fate now seems to have decided against it. 
It will be impossible for me to be with you, which I regret exceedingly. 
Hoping ti^at I may be remembered kindly by mv old friends, 
I an^, Colonel, sincerely yours, 

Chas, W. Walcutt, 



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D.WENi'ORT, Iowa. Xorcmhrr .7, 1807. 
\Iy Dkar Colonel: — -I had hoped, till to-day, that I should be able to 
attend the meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, but I find I 
must forego that pleasure in spite of my wishes. Please enter my name 
among the members, and be assured of my hearty sympathy for the objects of 
the Society, as well as of mv good will and friendly feeling for the comrade^ 
present and absent. 

\\'ith the kindest regard, 1 am truly yours, 

J. II. Wilson. 
Colonel L, M. Dayton, 

Sccrctarv Sociciv Arni\ of the Triincsser, Sf. Loiii.'!. Mo, 



Fort Philh' Kearney, D. T., Xovemb^r :21. 1S07. 
General A. Hickenlooper, 

Corfes/>ondinor Sccrcfary, Cinciiitiafi, O. : 
General: — Your notice and invitation to attend the second annual meeting 
of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee at St. Louis, Mo., November 
13th, 1S67, was received on the i6th instant. 

I regret that upon this occasion, as well as the first meeting, 1 am and was 
so far from the place of meeting as to make it impossible for me to attend. I 
earnestly desire, however, to be remembered by the Society, and to assure you 
of my best wishes for its success and prosperity. I shall at all times be glad 
to co-operate for that end, and to that purpose would be imder obligations for 
copy of proceedings of both n\eetings, if published. 

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

John E. Smith, 
Ltifr Bvt. Maj.-GcH. Commanding Srd Div., 15th A. C, Army of Tennessee^ 
Colonel 27th Regt, U. S. Tnfinitry, and Bvt. Ma/. -den. C. S. A. 



State of Illinois, Execi tive Department, ( 
Springkield, Xovemher 9. 1S67. ) 

Colonel J, S. Cavender^ 

My Dear Sir^ — General Brown will explain to you wliy it is impossible 
for me to accept the complimentary and honored invitation you sent me to 
Join the reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. I wish I 
could; am sorry I can not; but it will not do for me to leave m}- sick wife 
wen one day. A noble Society, for a noble purpose, con\posed of noble men 
\vho knew how to love and serve their country in the hour of its peril: May 
it be perpetual, and its members spared to long and happy li\es. 

R. 1. Ogleshy. 



Selma, Ala.. Xovem/'er 10, 1S07. 
•General A. Hickenlooper, 

Corresponding Secretary Society Army of the Tennessee: 
Dear General: — I am very sorry that it is impossible for me to be present 
at the Societv meetinij this vear. I can onlv extend through vou to those 



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of mv friends who are present a cordial greeting and a promise to be with yon 
next year. 

I appreciate fully what I lose by my absence, but I shall try to console 
mvself bv imagining on the 13th inst. that I am with my many field-made 
friends, talking with them of " times that tried men'* souls," 

Verv truly yours, 

C. Cadle, Jr., 
Late Assistant Adjutant-General nth A. C, 



New Philadelphia, O., August 4, 1867. 

Gexer.vl a. Hickexlooper. 

Corresponding Secretary etc. : 

Dear Sir: — Enclosed find fi.fty cents, contribution toward defraying expenses 

of printing proceedings of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, of which 

a copy has been sent me. Shall take pleasure at an early day in becoming a 

member of your honorable body, and, if possible, attend its next annual meeting. 

Yours respectfully, 

C. H. Mathew.s, 
Formerly Major 80ih O. V. I. 



Washington City, ) 

\o. 14S G Street, October 6. 1867. S 

Gener.vl a, Hickenlooper, 

Cincinnati, O. : 

General: — 1 have had the pleasure of receiving your notice of the intended 
second annual meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, and 
regret that my engagements will prevent my being present. 

Permit me, through ycn.i, to sugg'est, for the consideration of the meeting, a 
proposition that I thought worthy of the attention of the Society. It is that 
a design for a badge — to be worn by such of the members of the Society as 
may choose to do so — be prepared and adopted by the Society as its insignia, 
and that suitable provision be made to enable members to secure such badge 
at a reasonable cost. 

As time rolls on, we shall find that the brightest recollections of our lives 
are those that connect us with the history of the Army of the Tennessee, and 
it would not be a bold prophecy to make, that in future time the insignia of 
our Society (should we have one) would be prized as highly as that of the 
Cincinnati, now the cherished inheritance of sons whose fathers had served 
with Washington and Lafayette. 

Very respectfully and truly yours, 

Max. Woodhull, 
Late Assistant Ad j Hta)it'CeHcral Arni\ of the Tennessee, 



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Chicago. A'orrw/v;- 12, 1SG7. 
Dear Colonel: — The circular reached me last evening too late to send 
copies to the morning papers, but it \\as published in this evening's Post and 
"yoiiDKi!. and will ajipcar in the TrihiiHc, Rfpiihliciui and Times tomorrow, 
the 13th. 

I have been looking forward for n\onths to this meeting, expecting and fulh 
intending to be present, and now at the last moment am compelled to forego 
the pleasure, and instead of seeing m\- old friends and comrades, can only send 
my greeting, and say to each and every member of the Society, '• mav God 
bless and prosper you." 

Next year I hope that we of Chicago, like our brothers of Cincinnati and 
St. Louis, may have the opportunity of bidding the Society "thrice welcome 
to the hearts and homes of our people." 

With kindest regards for yourself, Cadle and any others of those whom I 
know best. 

I am \ery truly \ours. 

R. II. Mason, 
Late Captain 72nd Illinois Infantry, 
Colonel L. M. Dayton, 

Secretary Society of Army of Tennessee. 



East Sac;ina\v, Mich,, October 14, 1SG7. 
General A. Hickenlooper, 

Corresponding- Secretary Society of Army of Tennessee. Cincinnati, O.: 
Dear Sir: — Your circular, notifving me of the time and place of the second 
annual meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, came to hand 
and was read with pleasure, for it is gratifving to know that there is still that 
fraternal feeling existing which, under trials numerous and severe, we all found 
in our army life. I regret my inability to attend the approaching reunion, and 
can only wish you '' God-speed." 

Respectfully, your obedient servant, 

William E. F.w. 
Formerly Captain Company "A'," .2.htd O. I'. /. 



New York, October ,10, 1807. 

Dear Colonel: — I have just received a letter from General Sherman, 
inviting me to attend the meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, 
and presuming that the General has left for the Plains, I write you in replv. 

I am not entirely master of my own time, and can not sav positivelv that I 
can leave here, but I shall try to do so. If I can be present, I will write vou 
again. Please remember me to any of my old friends who mav lie with vou. 

Yours truly, 

II. W. Sloci M. 
Colonel L. M. Dayton. 



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Richmond, Va., November S, 18G7. 
Colonel L. M. Dayton, 

St. Louis, Mo.: 
Dear Colonel: — I have been for some time indulging the hope and 
expectation of being present at the annual celebration of the Society of the 
Army of the Tennessee, on the 13th and 14th instants, but am now compelled 
to inform you that it will be impossible for me to go to St. Louis at that time. 
Please remember me most kindly to my old friends of the Anny of the 
Tennessee, and assure them of my deep regi-et that I can not accept their kind 
invitation to meet then^. 

Vours very truly, 

J. M. Sen OKI eld, 

Ma /'or- General. 



State of Ohio, Executive Department, ) 
Columbus, November 11, 1867. S 

My Dear Colonel: — I greatly regret that iny duties forbid my presence 
with you on the aniversary meeting of the Army of the Tennessee. 

Present my kindest regards to General Sherman, and my sincere regrets to 
all our old comrades, and believe me. 

Very tiTih' yours, 

J. D. Cox. 
Colonel L, M. Dayton. 



Bath, Ills., November IS, 1S67. 
Dear Colonel: — I have been trying to arrange mv business so as to be 
present at the meeting of this honorable Society, but I find that I must give 
up the idea — wishing the Society every success in its most meritorious purposes, 
that its present meeting may be a most happy reunion of fellow -soldiers and 
friends, and that many more of the same kind will follow. 

Will you be so kind as to forward me copies of papers giving reports of the 
meeting.^ 

Please inform me what my duties are as a member of the Society — my 
dvies, etc. If I am spared, will be at your next meeting. 

Yours truly. 

A. H. Campbell, 
Lieutenant oord Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 



Zanesville, O., November 13, 1867. 

Dear Colonel: — Until the last hour I had hoped to be with you at the 
reunion of our old army, and it makes me almost sick to think that I can not 
be; but imperative business obligationsf that will not be put oft", compel me to 
forego the great pleasure. I would so delight to again take by the hand my 
brother officers of the old Army of the Tennessee, and reanimate the ardent 
friendship tried by fire. 

May God bless your reunion, and make it gloriously joyful. 

Very truly yours, etc., 

M. D. Leggett. 
Colonel L. M. D.vyton. 



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During the reading of this correspondence much good feeling 
was manifested by the members j^resent, at the kindly and sym- 
l^athetic interest that those absent onh b\ com})ulsion manifest in 
the prosperity of the Society. 

The l)usiness programme being resumed, on motion of (ieneral 
I lickenlooper: 

Resolved^ That a Committee of Finance, to consist of three mem- 
bers, be appointed by the President; said committee to haye 
authorit\' of action until other\yise proyided In' resolution of the 
Society. 

The President appointed as said committee (ienerals \V. E. 
Strong, Cassius Fairchild. and John AIc.\rthur. 

On motion of (General Ca\'ender: 

Resolved, That a committee of Hye be appointed to nominate 
officers for the Society for the ensuing year. 

The President appointed Generals W. E. .Strong, Fairchild. 
Cavendcr; Colonels J. C. McCoy and Peckham. 

Resolved, That the President appoint a committee of three to 
report a deyice for a badge for the .Society, said committee to make 
its report during the present annual meeting. 

The President ap])ointed Colonels Joel. Dayton and Peckham 
as said committee. 

On motion of Colonel Bishop: 

Resolved^ That a committee of three be appointed by the Pres- 
ident to report, during the present annual meeting, a design for 
seal and certificate of mendiership for the Society. 

The President appointed Colonel Coleman, Captain Doyle and 
Major Abbott as said committee. 

The Secretary. Lieutenant-Colonel L. M. Dayton, asked leaye 
to submit his annual report, \yhich was granted, and upon its 
reading, accepted. 

The report is as follows: 

RECORDING SECRETARY'S REPORT. 

St. Lor IS. Mo.. Novcnibrr 1, 1867. 
Gkxekal John A. Raw i. ins. 

President Society Army of the Tennessee: 
Sik:— Airrecabh- to Par. II., Sec. II.. Art. 11., of the By-Laws. I desire to 
make my annual report to the Society. 

During the existence of the Society to the present time, there has been paid 



90 Proceedings of the Society 

to me as Secretary, by members, in liquidation of the permanent fund call, as 
recommended at our last annual meeting, an aggregate of four hundred and 
sixty -five dollars ($465). There has also been paid to me by members of the 
Society, as their yearly dues, an aggregate of one hundred and twenty-t^vo 
dollars ($122) — making a total of fiye hundred and eighty-seyen dollars 
($587), as shown by the Society books. 

This money has been transferred to the Treasurer of the Society, and I hold 
his receipts for the same. 

I would like to call the attention of the members of the Society to the fact 
that, while the call for a contribution of fiye dollars from each member as a 
permanent fund is only requested, its payment is almost necessary for the 
existence of the Society. The dues are not adequate to defi-ay the current 
expenses, and the hope is that a permanent fund may be made, the income of 
which, added to the dues, may be sufficient to meet the expenses of the Soci- 
ety, without resorting to individual contribution, as was the case at our last 
annual meeting. • 

[Signed] L. M. Dayton, 

Secretary. 

The Corresponding Secretary, General Hickenlooper, address- 
ing the President, desired, in addition to the correspondence he 
had ah-eadv submitted, to make his anntial report. Permission was 
granted, and report sid^mitted, as follows: 

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY'S REPORT. 

Cincinnati, O., November 1, 1867. 
General J. A. Rawlins, 

President Society Army of tlie Tennessee: 

Sir: — In compliance with a resolution of the Society, passed at our la.st 
annual meeting, I caused a circular to be prepared, calling upon officers to 
whom they were addressed to fill the blanks transmitted with the name, rank 
and residence of any officer of the late Army of the Tennessee with whom 
they might be acquainted, and return to me. These circulars were sent to 
every officer present at our last annual meeting, and to all others whose 
address I was able to ascertain. By this means I compiled a list of about 
fifteen hundred who had served in the Army of the Tennessee, whose names 
have been recorded in a book kept for that purpose. 

To each of these another circular was sent, calling for a contribution of fi\e 
dollars, to create a permanent fund for the Society, as per the resolution passed 
at the nieeting referred to. 

The committee appointed at this meeting to publish the proceedings of the 
meeting, and of which I was a member, performed their duty, and I distrib- 
uted fifteen hundred copies to the officers whose places of residence were 
known. No provisions to defray the expenses of this publication having been 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 9 1 

made bv tlic Society, we endeavored to raise a sufficient sum hv soliciting vol- 
untary contributions, but succeeded only in part, as the total so raised is but 
two hundred and twenty-four dollars, all but twenty-nine dollars being con- 
tributed bv seven members of the Society alone — leaving a balance yet to be 
paid of two hundred and twenty dollars and seventy -six cents ($220.76). 

The burden of the correspondence incident to the coming annual meeting 
having fallen upon the Secretary of the Local Committee of Arrangements 
at St. Louis. 1 have nothing of special interest to report in reference thereto. 
I am. with respect, 

A. IIlCKEXLOOPER, 

Corresponding Secretar v. 

Tlic Sccrctarv asked lca\e to present the annual report of the 
Treasurer, which he had; permission was granted, and the report, 
as reatl and accepted, is as follows: 

TREASURER'S REPORT. 

CixcixxATi, A'()r'c;«/v;- 11, 1867. 

The report of the Treasurer of the Society of the .\rmy of the Tennessee 
for the past year is simple. 

Annual dues have been received to the amount of one hundred and sixteen 
dollars. Of this, eighty dollars were expended on account of the annual 
meeting, and fifteen dollars for books for the Recording Secretary, Corre- 
sponding Secretary and Treasurer. lea\ing a balance on hand of twenty-one 
dollars. 

Five hundred and foiu- dollars have been received in contributions to the 
permanent fund. The attendance at the annual meeting was so much less 
than the number for whom preparations had been made, that the Society by 
vote authorized an appropriation from the permanent funil to meet part ot 
the unexpected expenses so occasioned. 'I'hree hundred dollars were so 
appropriated, leaving a balance on hand of one hundred and sixty-tovu' 
dollars. 

There being no funds to meet the expense of printing the Constitution and 
Proceedings ordered by the Society, and the fund raised by contribution 
from several members being insufficient, tlie Publication Connnittee requested 
members receiving copies to forward fifty cents to the Treasurer. Twenty- 
five dollars have been so received and paid o\er to the Publication Conunittee. 

Receipts for all expenditures arc filed herewith. 

Balance on hand, permanent fund. - - - - - .f i6.| 00 

annual dues, - - - - - - 2100 



Total, - $185 00 

All of which is respectfully submitted. 

>L\.NMN(; F. FOKCK, 

7'reiisitrer. 



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General McCook asked leave to present, in behalf of a number 
of officers resident in New York, the report of a meeting held bv 
them in that city; permission granted, and the Secretary read the 
report as follows: 

A meeting of the officers late of the Armv of tlie Tennessee, and now 
residing in the City of New York and its vicinity, was held at Masonic Hall 
on Wednesday, November 7, 1867, at 7I.2 o'clock p. m. 

The meeting was called to order by Major W. W. Leland. and on his motion 
General William S. Hillyer was appointed Chairman, and Captain James 
Sherlock, Secretary. 

A committee consisting of General William T. Clark, General Edwin S. 
McCook, Colonel C. C. Marsh, Major George M. Van Hosen and Captain 
A. S. Baxter was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the 
meeting. 

The following resolutions, reported by the committee, were unanimously 
adopted : 

Resolved, That we tender to our old associates of the Tennessee the assurance 
that the remembrance of our common labors, trials, dangers and victories are 
ever fresh in our memory; and we regard the record of the achievements of 
the peerless old Ariny as the proudest page in our histories. 

Resolved, That we cherish the associations and atfections formed in the 
campaigns of that Army above all others, and regard everv man connected 
with us then as our lifetime friend and brother. 

Resolved, That we assure our comrades that we regret that we may not 
gather with them at St. Louis and renew the dear old,associations, but although 
absent in the flesh, we will be with them in the spirit. 

Resolved, That we earnestly invite them to hold their next meeting in New 
York, where we assure them they shall receive in oiu- city homes the same 
welcome and hospitality they ever found in our tents in the field. 

On motion of Colonel C. C. Marsh, General Edwin S. McCook was 
requested to represent the officers of the Army of the Tennessee resident in 
New York, and to present to the annual meeting at St. Louis a copy of the 
foregoing resolutions. 

Wm. S. Hillyer, 

CliairmaH, 
James Sherlock, 

Secretary. 

Report accepted and ordered placed on the Secretary's record. 
Captain John G. Klink submitted the following resolution: 
Resolved, That Article III of the Constitution be so amended 
tliat a Vice-President for the Society may be appointed from each 
State represented at our annual meeting, and the members attend- 
ing from the diflerent States may select the Vice-President for 
their respective State. 



Of the Army of ilic Tennessee. 93 

UpDii callinj^ the question, it was caniL'stK opjiosc'd 1)\ (Icncrals 
llickenloopcr, Belknap, Fairchild, Colonels Joel, Davton, and 
others, who were instrumental in the orj^anization (»f the Society, 
fullv explaining' its objects and the propriety of not chan^in^r the 
Constitution. Bv vote the resolution was rejected. 

The committee appointed to arrange further business tor the 
action of the Society not being ready to report, on motion: 

Rcsolz'cd. That the Society stand adjourned to meet in this hall 
cit 7^ o'clock this e\ ening. 

Mercantii.k Lihraky IIallJ 
St. Loi is. Xoiriiihrr 11, ISijl. S 

The Society met pui"suant to adjournment, \"ice-President 
General G. A. Smith presiding. The Local Committee of 
Arrangements had provided that this evening should be a public 
entertainment, at which shouUl he delivered the ^\ elcome and 
Annual Addresses, and hatl also arranged for other exercises. 

Tickets of admission had been issued by the Secretary, and 
beside the members present, there were a sufficient number of the 
elite of St. Louis, ladies and gentlemen, present to densely pack 
the hall. 

Following music by the band. 

First in the order of exercises was the Welcome Address 
b\ Dr. E. C. Franklin, formerly a Surgeon in tlie i^th Corps, 
Arm\' of the Tennessee, as follows: 



WELCOME ADDRESS. 

Mk. Phksidext axd Members oi- ihe Society of the 
Akmv t>K THE Tkxnbsske : — On behalf of the ofHcers of the 
"Old Army of the Tennessee'' resident here, and in the name ol 
the citizens of St. Louis, I most cordially and earnestly welcome 
you all to the metropolitan city of the \Vest. where dwell a larger 
Mum])er of officers of this organization than is rejiresenteil in any 
<ithcr city in the l^nion. 

"The Society of the Arnn of the Tennessee" enrolls among 
its members as citizens of St. Louis those who. in the perilous 
times of 1861, when the tocsin of rebellion first sountled, beat 
back the demon of secession in its fa.stness at Camp Jackson, and 



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rescued the State from anarchy and misrule. Pursuhigthe retreat- 
ing and shattered rebel force from Booneville to the southwestern 
portion of the State, these same officers and their "three months 
volunteers,'' under the command of the gallant Lyon, fought the 
battles of Carthage, Forsythe, Dug Spring, and the bloody con- 
test of Wilson's Creek, where the star of theu" lamented leader 
went down in the night of immortality. 

Following these engagements, on the 7th of December of the 
same year, under the command of the determined and indomitable 
(jrant, who made '" no terms with traitors'" save "unconditional 
and immediate surrender," occurred the desperate and bloody 
battle of Belmont, and which may with propriety be termed the 
beginning of the growth and organization of the Army of the 
Tennessee. 

Under the same able and illustrious commander, were fought in 
quick succession the important and decisive battles of Fort Henry, 
Donelson and Shiloh, and others, where 

Hand to hand, and foot to foot, 
Nothing there save death was mute; 
Stroke and thrust, and flash, and crv 
For quarter, or tor victory 1 — 

proudly and emphatically attest the indomitable courage and 
determined spirit of right that animated the hearts of the Army 
of the Tennessee. 

Vicksburg, too, the Gibraltar of treason, whose frowning battle- 
ments so long defied and held in check the advancing Union hosts, 
that locked up the industrial resources of millions of Western 
freemen and paralyzed the commerce of this great city, at last 
crumliled and fell at the feet of the Army of the Tennessee. 
Soon after the fall of this stronghold of rebellion, a change of 
commanders having been eftccted, this same heroic army, inspired 
with l)ra\e deeds, and yearning for new fields of victory, under 
the guiding star of the brilliant and intrepid vSherman, helped to 
fight to a successful issue the desperate struggle at Chattanooga, 
and to plant the national standard upon the heights of Missionary 
Ridge and Lookotit Aloiuitain. 

Wearied, Init never faltering in the path of obedience and duty, 
the 15th Army Corps, hardly rested from the hard-fought strug- 
gles througli which it liad just emerged, moved rapidly forward 
to succor the hard-pressed forces of Burnside at Knoxville. 



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On the 7th of Mm-, 1864, this same Army of the Tennessee, in 
conjunetion with those of the Cmnherhmd aiul Ohio, l)eL;an that 
nieniorahle series of continuous and dcspcVate encounters, reach- 
in<;- from Dalton to Athmta, forcin*;- the enemy from his jjreat 
natural stronj^liolds, and h\ severe ti<fhtino^ ami hrilliant strateg^ic 
movemeuts. secured the jiossession of the lattei" place, therel)\ 
bidding fresh laurels to their loftv j^atriotism and tnid\ in<;- devotion 
to the cause of the Union. 

These hrilliant antl strategic m()\ements, tVom one to another 
flank of the grand arm\ , unexcelled in their masterly ctjncepliou 
;ind execution, and for which the Arm\ of the Tennessee ac- 
quired the sohriquet of "Whi]) Cracker," gave us the possession 
of Atlanta, and with it that thrilling dispatch from the jien of the 
inspired Sherman, "^Vtlanta is ours, and fairly won," which caused 
the national heart to leap *vith pulsations of jo\ . and stamped 
him as the great military chieftain of the age. 

In the battle for the possession of Atlanta, says a distinguished 
ofHcer, "there were, perhaps, more individual acts of heroism dis- 
played than in any other in which the Army of the Tennessee was 
engaged during the war," proving not only your deep de\ xtion 
to the I'nion, but the most implicit confidence and faith in \()ur 
illustrious leader. 

Your fourth commander, that disciplined and distinguished sol- 
<lier. General O. O. Howard, your leader in a dozen battles, and 
who achieved a national reputation for his splendid fighting in 
the Arm\' of the Potomac, and as commander of the iith and [tli 
Corps in the West; whose humane and christian character reflects 
additional lustre to the brightness of his military renown, accpiired 
increase of honor, re])utation and fame, while in command of the 
Arniv' of the Tennessee. 

From the ^Nlississipjji to the broad Atlantic, including that mem- 
orable ••march to the sea," wherever armed rebellion found a 
temporary resting-place, the Army of the Tennessee fought on, 
until the military power of the enemy was destroyed, the supi'em- 
acy of the Government maintained, and the national Mag Hoated 
in triumph and splendor o\ er every State in the Liiion. 

^\'hile we admire and applaud the lieroism, endurance and devo- 
tion to country tliat inspiied the heart> of those bra\e and gallant 
men who composed the Army of tiie 'IV-nnessee, let us not forget 
the kindred virtues that animated the various armies engaged in 



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this great struggle for a nation's existence; and most of all, let us 
hold in sweet remembrance those departed and honored braves 

Who f^^leep beneath the blood-stained sod. 
Consecrated alike to freedom and to God. 

In the long line of those illustrious dead lie the ashes of your 
third commander, the loved, the noble and scholarly McPherson, 
one of his country's proudest defenders, and the only army com- 
mander on the national side who fell in battle; of wdiom it may 
be said, he has gone with the advance guard of celestials to a 
higher and more enviable command than falls to the lot of mor- 
tals; he commands that grand "armv of imniortals, the spirits of 
our martvred dead," who, bootetl and spurred for that higher 
command, died the death he most loved, in his own native land. 

Treason crushed, and the unity of the Government restored, like 
the Cincinnati of old, you have instituted this Society as a monu- 
ment of the memorable occasion. 

Like them, vour aim is to cherish and perpetuate tlie mutual 
feelings of patriotism, benevolence and brotherlv love, cemented 
bv a common experience of the hardships encountered in achiev- 
ing tl^e supremacv of our Government and establishing its rank 
among the nations of the earth. 

Then ring the anthem, loud and long; and thou, 
Oh, P'amel weave chaplets for our Sherman's brow; 
"From your belfries. Freedom, ring with pride 
Ve tongues of iron, ring it far and wide," 
That champions of the right are ye. 
Brave comrades of the Tennessee. 

And 1 am directed to bid \\elcome to these hercjes here assem- 
bled, and while twining vour hearts ane\v, vou are thrice \velcome 
to the homes and hearts of the citizens of St. Louis. 

Following the Welcome Address came a piece of music by the 
bantl, when the President presented to the audience Lieutenant- 
(jeneral W. T. Sherman, who was received with prolonged 
cheers, and when through he delivered the Annual Address as 
follows: 



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ADDRESS OF GENERAL. SHERMAN. 

Mr. Pkesidext, Comk.vdes .\xd Friends: — Five days a<^o I 
was far a\va\', near the base of the Rocky Mountains, when a 
lirief dispatch from (ieneral Ca\ cndcr told me that \()U expected 
me here o\\ this occasion, to dehver tiie formal annual address. 

Though the task is one that I would have axoided. and is such 
as I never before attempted in mv life, \et I feel under so many 
obligations to \<)u that I must venture, even at the risk of being 
misunderstood b\ the outside world. IMany and many a time 
ha\ e \'ou responded to \w\ call, under far less pleasing circum- 
stances, and it is but just and fair that 1 should now reciprocate, 
trusting to vour charitable consideration. I should even now be 
at Fort Laramie, at an Indian council, but am indebted to the 
courtes\- of my colleagues of the Peace" Commission, and more 
especiallv to the personal kindness of General Augur, who repre- 
sents me there, for the opportunity of lu'ing here this night. 

It is a high privilege for me thus to meet my old comrades once 
more, in health and comfort, here at my own home in St. Louis, 
in the midst of peace, plentv and all the luxuries of ci\ilization, 
instead of far awa\' in the distant camps of the South, surrounded 
by all the pomp and circumstance of glorious war; and it is right 
we should thus meet again, to keej) alive the memories ot those 
da\s and of those events, which are not only wo\'en into our \ ery 
natures, but into the histor\' of our counlr\ itself 

It was not mv good fortune to be present at your meeting 
last vear in Cincinnati, but 1 ha\ e read in print the address of our 
President, General Raw lins. \\ hich so fully and clearly describes 
the histor\' of this vSocietv and of the .\rm\' of the Tennessee, 
that a further attempt on \w\ part would be superfluous; and if 
now 1 touch on some of the leading points, it will be simply to till 
a gap. or to illustrate the subject of m\- discourse. 

But little o\er six vears ago, in the memorable \ear 1861. we 
were startled bv the gathering clouds which portended ei\ il war; 
but so accustomed had our people become (at the North especially), 
to the war-like language of the press, that few realized the real 
danger. Our people could not belie\ e that an\- part <>f them had 
cause to rebel against a government so mild and paternal in its 
nature; but all at once the storm-cloud burst over Fort Sumter, 



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in Charleston harbor, and then our Northern masses rose in 
majestic earnestness, determined to rescue the country from the 
threatened danger, cost what it /night. Regiment after regiment 
came pouring into existence, strong in muscle, determined in pur- 
pose, but ignorant as children of all the stern requirements of war. 

Casting our eyes to the South, we beheld about one-third of our 
people, occupying nearly one-half of our settled territory, arrayed 
in open, defiant revolution to the national authority, and who had, 
after long seeming preparation, seized upon the national mints, 
custom houses, navy yards, arsenals and forts; had deliberately 
.organized a separate government, and set up a claim to be recog- 
nized as an independent power among the nations of the earth. 
Before their purpose had been divined or could be prevented, they 
had organized their people into a strong military order, and had 
built a continuous line of forts and camps from the Potomac to the 
plains of the West, barring our passage down the Mississippi and 
to the South. There, in defiance, they boldly challenged o/tr 
advance. 

Whilst our parlor knights, bold in words but not in deeds, were 
crying aloud, "on to Richmond," "break the back bone of the 
rebellion," "crush the monster in the bud," and other harmless, 
general expressions of more sound than fury, cjuietly, without 
noise or confusion, without boasting or bluster, without the sound 
of the trumpet or the press, an army, mostl}- of Western men, had 
assembled at Cairo and Paducah under the leadership of him 
whom we still delight to call our chief, embarked upon their frail 
steamboats, and convoyed by the gallant navy under -Commodore 
Foote, turned their course up the Tennessee river and assumed 
the proud title of the "Army of the Tennessee." 

Hardly was the fact known before the whole country was elec- 
trified by the glad tidings that Henry and Donelson had fallen; 
that the boasted rebel line was broken in twain, and that its ends 
and fragments had been loosened and were falling back in con- 
fusion to a safer place. 

T/tcii, on to Shiloh, where we fought the rebels one of those 
hard and bloodv battles worthy to be called an epoch in the war 
itself; and, with the aid of our comrade Army of the Cumberland, 
we drove them back and beyond their second chosen line, at 
Corinth. Here these two armies, destined to play so important a 
part in the future war, parted for a time — the one eastward and 



Of the Army of ike Tennessee. 99 

the other westward, lookinji^ to that majestic artery of our country, 
the Mississippi river. 

The nav\-, e\er hold and gallant, aitlini;- us on hmd, and follow- 
int;- u]) (|uickly all successes, had pushed down the INIississijjpi, 
and, like the swoop of an ea<^le, had pounced upon and crushed 
at a single hlow the rehel Heet at IMeniphis. Thoi, on to Vicks- 
burjj^! ISut her (Jibraltar-like walls, crowned by battery on battery, 
barred their passa^-e and defied assault. A^^aht the Army of the 
Tennessee \vas put in motion, and after a whole \ear of toil and 
battle, varied in adventure that would fill a volume, that renowned 
fortress succumbed at last to the army and navy, led by two heroes 
that have no superiors in an\ countrv, and both of whom still live 
to reap the reward of their lal)ors — (Irant and Porter. That 
Fourth of Julv of 1863 thus became ^oviSAy glorious in our coun- 
trv's calendar. 

It was not for all of us to celebrate that day in wine and rejoic- 
ing;-, for some of us had to content ourselves with water taken from 
those (lirt\- ponds about Jackson, poisoned bv the dead carcasses 
of a fleeing arm\-; but otiiers of vou did behold our fiag arise on 
that white court house in \'icksburg, which had so long been the 
target for our artillery, and that other scene of extpiisite interest, 
when ever\' gunboat and everv steamer came pouring out from 
nook and cove a])ove, and from the dark waters of the deadly 
Ya/00, and hurried down to that levee where for so long a time 
they had been strangers. 

I have often thought in m\ dreams of the "Luminary," bright 
as a fairy, decked off with her flags, and steaming down the turbid 
waters of the Mississippi, proclaiming to the world that tliat great 
liver was again free, and that her waters went "unvexed to the 
sea." 

^'ou. nor I, nor an\- of us, will again experience the io\- of that 
da\ . and if the .\rm\ of the Tennessee had then gone out of exist- 
ence the peojile of this countrv would owe us a debt of gratitude 
hard to repa\ . 

But the end was not \ et. Our comrade Arm\' of the Cumber- 
land, far away in the mountains of East Tennessee, called for help, 
and we had to go. Through forests, over rivers, througli the nnid 
and over the rocks, we paused not till Lookout ?^Iountain. \\ ith its 
rebel batteries, frowned down upon us and upon our beleaguered 
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of you to meet General Grant in Chattanooga, and I recall my feel- 
ings as, standing with him on the parapet of Fort Wood, he 
pointed out to me the circling rebel camps, with their pickets 
walking their posts in clear, broad daylight, close up to our lines. 
I then realized that our troops were closely besieged, and that our 
General, unaccustomed to such close quarters, only awaited your 
arrival to cut the Gordian knot, and set his army free. 

So impatient was he, that, after receiving his orders, I hastened 
back to meet you at Bridgeport, pulling an oar myself one bright 
moonlight night down those thirty miles of river, and without 
allowing you a moment's rest I hurried vou forward. You know 
the sequel — how we massed behind those hills, and laid that pon- 
toon bridge below Chickamauga at night, and hastily marched to 
the top of Mission Ridge, the prolongation of Bragg's line of 
investment. Clearly, there was not room there for us both, and one 
of us had to quit. We had not the remotest intention of going, and 
Bragg fell into the very trap which our General had set for him. 
He drew from his center as against us to such an extent that 
Thomas, with the Army of the Cumberland, burst out of his old 
entrenchments, and swept the rebel host oft' that Mission Ridge, 
and paused not till the broken fragments had escaped beyond 
Ringgold Gap, leaving us masters in the Tennessee vallev. 

We, too, took part in the pursuit, and finding ourselves in the 
open country at Greysville, and knowing the poverty of the store- 
houses of Chattanooga, I got leave to conduct you up to the 
Hiawassee, the very garden of the old Cherokees, where I hoped 
to find meal for you, and, at least, cornstalks for our horses. But 
we had hardly reached that river when Wilson, the ever messen- 
ger of hard work, came, bearing letters to me from General Grant, 
saying that he hated to call on us for more marching, but there 
was no alternative. We were already fifty miles in the direction 
of Knoxville, where Burnside was closely besieged by the rebel 
Longstreet, and needed help. At the time our men were in decid- 
edly light marching order — our haversacks, with the ''old three 
day's rations to last five," had already been drawn out to seven; 
but there was no time for hesitation, and we went on to Knoxville 
and relieved Burnside from his pressing danger. If on that occa- 
sion we were a little hard on our Union friends of East Tennessee, 
I hope they appreciated the fixct that they had as much interest in 
the result as we; and as to our rebel friends, they knew that we, 



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Nvho were engaged in a national woik. ought vaA to suOcr for food 
jis long as thcv had any. 

It \vill not do tor nic to tlwcll on these interesting times, hut 
there is one point of history so often misstated that I will venture 
41 correction. You all i-emcmber that in the winter of 1863-4, ^ 
let"t tlie i^^th Corps and part of the i6th encamped along the rail- 
road from Huntsville to Stevenson, whilst 1, almost alone, returned 
bv river to Memphis and Vicksburg, whence, with McPherson 
iuul Hurlbut, we made that Aleridian e.xcui'sion. The sole and 
exclusive object of that winter march was to prepare for the 
coming grand campaign of 1S64, to drive back the rebel army of 
(ieneral Polk out of Mississippi, and to break up all railroads 
there, more especiallv the ISIobile and Ohio road, so that the reliels 
could not again threaten the safety of the Mississippi ri^•er — which 
was deemed vital to our cause — by anything but mere cavalry 
dashes, such as Forrest was accustomed to make, temporary in 
their nature. Of course, I gave out extensively that we were 
destined for Mobile or for Alontgomery. but I had no intention of 
going further than ^leridian: and when we had accomplished that 
we returned to the river at our leisure. 

This enabled me to spare to General Banks the two Divisions 
of Generals A.J. Smith and ^Slower, and also to draw from the 
river General McPherson, with the three Divisions of \'eatch, 
Leggett, and Gresham (afterward Giles A. Smith), all of which 
afterward sliared with us the glories f)f the succeeding battles of 
the war. 

I have reason to know, also, that the breaches we made in the 
railroads about Meridian were not fully repaired by the rebels dur- 
ing the war, and that they were one of the causes which, in the 
next winter, compelled Hood to delay about Florence a whole 
month, waiting for his clothing and ammunition, giving to (jleneral 
Thomas the very time he needed to collect the force necessary to 
whip him on arrival before Nashville, including the two old divis- 
ions of our Armv of the Tennessee, which, under A. J. Smith and 
Slower, had fully .sustained the reputation of this arin\ , to which 
they rightfully belonged. 

I would like thus to go on and trace the career of this, our glorious 
army, through those eventful times of 1S64 and 186:^, from the first 
dash through Snake Creek Gap to Resaca, to Kingston, to New 
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well to Decatur, to Atlanta — where our beloved McPherson fell — 
to Savannah, to Salekhatchie and Columbia, to Fayetteville and 
Goldsboro, to Raleigh and Durham .Station, and last to the Capital 
of our country, near two thousand miles of continuous marching:, 
but the time will not permit me to do justice to so interesting a. 
subject. 

But I will here, again, on this public occasion, renew my full and 
willing testimony to the nohle spirit that always animated this 
army; its career was ever onward — never checked — always vic- 
torious. So rapid in motion, so eager to strike, it deserved its; 
name of the "whip-lash." Swung from one flank to the other as 
danger called, night or dav, sunshine or storm, I sometimes feared 
vou thought your old commander was hard and unfeeling; but 
now, that it is all over, now that the fatigue- is forgotten, I have 
no fear that one of vou would willingly spare a single leaf from 
the chaplet of the past. [Applause.] 

Histor}', with its busy fingers, is already gathering all these 
events, and loading our shelves with its volumes; but to us, the 
living actors and witnesses, how feeble seem the pictures they 
have drawn I Who but a living witness can imagine those scenes 
on Shiloh field, wdien our wounded men, mingled with rebels, 
charred and blackened by the burning tents and grass, were 
crawling about begging for some one to end their misery? Who 
can describe the plunging shot shattering the strong oak as with 
a thunderbolt, and beating down horse and rider to the ground? 
Who but (Uie that has felt them can descrihe the sizziiig minnie 
hall, Avhich does its work so .neatly and so well.'' Who can describe 
that last look of the stricken soldier as he appeals for a help that 
man can not give? or who the dread scenes at the surgeon's table, 
or at the burial trench? 

What artist will attempt that night scene, when the gunhoats 
and transports ran the batteries of Vicksburg? That long black 
line of iron-clads, followed by the frail transports, in darkness and 
silence — hardlv a ripple or breath heard — when, as by the light- 
ning's flash, the whole sky was lit up by the bonfires and burning 
buildings on shore, illuminating city and fleet, and making every 
Boating object a target for those terrible batteries. 

Who will attempt to paint that grand panorama of the battle at 
Chattanooga, with its ten miles of continuous fire, plainly visible 
froni our hill, just before the setting of the sun. 



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Or who but the pnet would venture to express that intense 
feeHng of jov wliieh ]Der\ aded all minds when, at our cainp at 
Lovejov's, we heart! in tho distance the faint rcver])ei"ati()ns of 
the expU)din»r magazines of ^Atlanta tiiat told us the reliefs were 
evacuating the citv, and that at last we had reached the goal 
assisfned us in that <>rand drama of w ai", which extended o\ er a 
whole continent. 

I have alwavs wished that some artist like Hierstadt t)r Kauif- 
man coidd have stood hv mv side on Kenesaw. that heautiful Octo- 
lier morning, and tixed on canvas that picture of the vast forest 
iit our teet, with its bright autunmal foliage, and the long lines of 
soldiers pointing toward Dallas, whilst in the far oH' distance was 
Alatoona, begirt with the white smoke of the rebel assault, and 
the occasional glimpse of the little signal flag through an embra- 
sure, which told me, through the skillful officer h\- mv side, that 
Corse was there, and. consequentlv, that the place was safe. 

Or better still, that a Beard or Healy could have caught that 
gorgeous picture as we rode out of Atlanta that beautiful morn- 
ing in November, and turned to look at Atlanta smouldering in its 
ruins, whilst long lines of soldiers, with their white topped wagons, 
were starting southward, thev knew not whither, and the whole 
air resounded with the favorite anthem of ••John Brown's soul 
goes marching on." taken up from the liand b\ the marching 
columns as by a common instinct. 

Or who will attempt the scene when Ila/.en's old Division ( mv 
own at Shiloh), after long weeks and mt)nths of perilous marching 
dozen to the sea^ walked with colors flving. and dressed bv 
brigades on the center, right into Fort McAllister, and the loud 
shouts of his men reached us across those rice fields, and were 
carried back to our main camps, telling them that our fleet was 
gained, and that Savannah's ftite was sealed: [ .\p])lause. | 

Or who but one that was present can feel the magic efl'ects of 
that shrill steam whistle when the little tug Davidson came up 
Cape Fear river to us at Fayettevillc. and the wild yells of our 
men told us that every man realized that it was a messenger t'rom 
]K)me? 

Who does not remember the heartfelt jo\' when at Smitlitielil 
we heard the glad tidings that Richmond had fallen [applause]; 
that Lee was in full retreat — followed so soon bv the news of his 
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But in our varied experience we had at times to drink of the bitter 
cup of death and loss. Do you suppose any one can describe to 
me the bitter anguish of that moment when McPherson, who had 
just left me in joyous health, was brought back and laid dead at 
my feet; or that terrific yell when the Army of the Tennessee 
learned that their noble commander, ^vhom they loved so well, 
would never again be seen in life, and that to them was consigned 
the dread task of revenge? 

And last of all, when at Raleigh, the sad tidings came, and hung 
over us all for days like a pall, that Mr. Lincoln, our beloved 
President, had been assassinated by the cowardly villian Booth. 
Even now I tremble when I think what might have befallen the 
people of Raleigh had not our men been long schooled in the 
terrible lessons of a bloody war. Oh! how we had all looked 
forward to that day when Jic should come forth to meet us, with 
his tall form and beaming eye, [applause,] to welcome us back 
again to our homes, after our long and devious wanderings; but 
it was not reserved for him, and another did it in his stead, whilst 
the whole nation stood by, to proclaim -with shouts of joy, " Well 
done, good and faithful soldiers," and now, I, your old commander, 
after a lapse of more than two years, re-echo the same sentiment, 
and tell you, you have \'our reward, not in money or precious 
jewels, not in lands and houses, but in the consciousness of a noble 
duty well done, and in the possession of these priceless memories 
that \vill become more and more precious as time rolls on. The 
day will come when not a man in this land of ours but would 
share with you his wealth, could he say, like you, that he, too, was 
of the Army of the Tennessee, [cheers,] and could tell his children 
that he had heard the first hostile shot at Fort Henry and the last 
boom of cannon at Raleigh. 

I coukl thus go on, nw friends, for hours, and recall from the 
past endless visions of deep interest to us all; but we live in a busy 
world that will not pause or stop for us. The seasons follow each 
other in quick succession, the sun pursues his endless course, and 
we who still survive must plod on to our appointed time, and 
mingle with the present and grapple with the future. Therefore, 
at considerable personal risk, I feel compelled to deal with them. 

I have often been asked by my fellow-soldiers, when troidiled 
by the reports of the disturbed condition of things at the South, 
whether, after all, our labors liad not been in vain, whether we 



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mit^ht not again be called on to repeat the scenes of 1863 and 
iSr^. or whether the rebels, defeated in liattle, might not, in the 
hurl\-burl\- of time and politics, regain their "lost cause" and their 
lost pride. 

On these points I feel no great solicitude, but whether 1 can 
convey to your minds the same conviction, I will not say. His- 
tory rarely goes backward, and events in the past are usually 
as real as the granite rock on which we stand. Surely no men 
ever had a more glorious cause than we, and never, in my judg- 
ment, did war so completely fulfill its natural office. When we 
laid down our arms, and each man returned to his chosen vocation, 
not an armed rebel remained to ([uestion the national authority — 
and if perfect subordination and tranquility have not resulted, we 
must look for the cause, in the nature of things, or in the civil 
administration of our government. The former lays within my 
province, but the latter is not a fair topic of discussion for the 
soldier, wdio is sworn to obey the laws of his country duly enacted, 
and the orders of his superiors. 

That cjucstions of great interest should have resulted from our 
war was to be expected — such as concern the rights of States, and 
the rights of citizens therein. On these cjuestions, you who were 
formerly officers and soldiers, but are now citizens, should form 
and express your opinions as freemen, unbiased by the clamor of 
the hour, and should leave to others an equal right, beariiig in 
mind that there is room for doubt, and that men may differ, and 
differ wideh', and \et be honest: but when a conclusion is once 
arri\ed at l)\- due course of law. the subject is no k)nger an open 
([uestion foi" discussion, but should be submitted to. simply because 
it is the law of the land. [Applause.] Each and every one of 
you can recall periods in your o-xii history, when you supposed 
those in authority were acting wrong; but 1)V a patient, silent dis- 
charge of \'our own clearh' defined duty, vou saw these doubts 
and confusions clear away like a mist cloud, and reveal to you the 
truth triumphant. So will it be in your civil experience, when a 
similar ac(iuiescence in events will produce the same result. But, 
for a more comprehensive understanding of these important . 
([uestions, we must turn from our limited experience to that of 
others, as recorded in history. 

Dr. Draper, an eminent American author, has likened the growth 
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shown that its intellectual and political development are governed 
by natural laws as clear of demonstration as those of any physical 
science. 

He also likens our system of government to that of the sun, 
which first in the beginning was a mere confused mass of nebu- 
lous matter and force. 

By natural operations, a condensation ensued, and one after 
another, with mathematical precision, orb after orb was cast oft' 
from the revolving mass, and a family oi worlds, the solar system, 
arose. 

Round the central sun, these obedient worlds, with all tlicir 
servitor satellites, pursue their course. There was no hanging 
back in the movement — no vagrant, wanton wandering — no revolt. 
Through unutterable ages the union was as now, an exhibition of 
inconceivable energy, mathematical precision, paramount and 
predominating law. 

He further pursues the comparison, that, inasmuch as every 
atom of matter has its just influence in the system, so every State, 
every county, every man, woman, and child, and every conceiv- 
able human interest has its just influence under our system. 

But, unfortunately, man, in individual or in the aggregate, 
is not a mere passive subject. Though endowed with a vitality 
capable of infinite good, he is liable to wide aberrations which 
often lead him far astray, and he is brought back to his true orbit 
only by a slow process, or by a sudden shock, such as war. 

I need not attempt to apply these principles to the history of 
our own country, with which you are as familiar as I am, but will 
simply recall to your memories, that in the beginning of coloniza- 
tion, slavery on this continent was universal. Fertile lands and 
rich mines abounded everywhere, and compulsory or slave labor 
resulted as a matter of self interest — not confined to the colonies of 
England alone, nor to those of France, Spain, Portugal. Sweden, 
or Holland. As a general rule the colonists resisted, as far as 
they were able to do, but they were always overruled by the mer- 
chants and proprietors abroad, who demanded quick and large 
returns for their money investments. 

As early as 1761, an hundred years before our civil war, \'^irginia, 
under the influence of Richard Henry Lee, attempted to stop the 
importation of slaves by a prohibitory duty, but her action was 
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inade, with a like result. In Oeorjj^ia, General Oji^lethorpe liegan his 
colony tor the express purpose of liniitini;^ the extension of slavery 
in that (lireclinn. Still later, at the time of our Revolutionai'y 
war, the sentiment opposed to the institution of slavery was nearly 
universal, so much so that the slave trade was prohihited after 
iSoS. and the word slave was not written at all in our Constitution. 
Slavery would surely have been extin<j^uished in this country by 
a ii^radual and natural process, and we mii^ht have been spared 
our civil \var, had not other causes come into play. It \vas found 
that the soil and climate of the Southern States were admirably 
adapted to the growth of cotton. The power of steam was dis- 
covered and apjilietl to machinery of all kinds, especialh' in Old 
and New Ent^land, and Eli Whitney, of Massachusetts, invented 
his cotton t^in. These created an immense demand for the staple, 
and seem to have chanijed the whole current of public opinion. 
The invention of the cotton gin did more to hx sla\erv u])on us 
than any amount of prohibitory legislation, ox any amount of anti- 
slavery agitation: scj that I have always felt that both Old England 
and New England had much to do in fastening slavery upon us 
as a people, and should have a just share in the responsibility for 
its baneful result. Under these influences cotton became a power 
in the land. It was proud, arrogant, and claimed to be king. 
It dictated its terms and threatened war unless its imperious 
demands were granted. It claimed the right to go where it pleased, 
and to extend itself over lands such as Kansas and California, not 
adapted to it. or to slave labor at all, and at last it rebelled and set 
up a government of its own, whose very corner stones were 
cotton and slavery. Nothing on earth could justify such a rebel- 
lion, and 1 onl\- mention these facts in the past to show that others 
than the peo])le of the South were partialh' responsible, and shoidd 
share the natural consequences of their own acts. [Applause.] 
And I. born of Connecticut parents, bearing in aflectionatc 
remembiance the \irtues of n\\ honored ancestors, and \'ielding 
to no man in admiration of the intelligence, relinement, industr\', 
and thrift of the people of New England, do honestly believe 
that they, in common with all the great North who shared in the 
original causes, ami enjoyed a large part of the ])rolits resulting 
from cotton and slave labor, should l)e charitable and liberal in the 
final distribution of the natural penalties. [Applause.] If slavery 
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it, and if children must inherit the sins of their fathers even 
unto the third or fourtli generation, then none of us who trace 
our origin back to the earlier days of tliis RepubHc can escape 
this mathematical and philosophical conclusion, or, in the language 
of Dr. Draper: "Guilty then, both of us, in the sight of God. 
Let us not vex each other with mutual crimination, but bear our 
punishment with hmnility." 

How has this punishment been partitioned by the result of this 
war? We of the North have to mourn the loss of fathers, broth- 
ers, sons and friends, and are burdened with a vast national debt, 
binding on us in fact, in law, and in honor, never, I hope, to be 
questioned by anv honorable man in America till every cent is 
paid. 

Look to the South, and you who went with me through that 
land can best sav if they, too, have not been fearfully punished. 
IVIourning in everv household; desolation written in hard charac- 
ters across the whole face of their country; cities in ashes, and 
fields laid waste; their commerce gone; their system of labor 
annihilated and destroyed; ruin, poverty and distress everywhere, 
and now pestilence adding the cap-sheaf to their stack of misery; 
her proud men begging for pardon, and appealing for permission 
to raise food for their children ; her four millions of slaves free, 
and the value lost to their former masters forever. 

How anv Southern gentleman, with these facts, plain and palpa- 
ble everywhere, staring him in the face, and recorded forever in the 
book of history, can still boast of his ''lost cause," or speak of it in 
language other than that of shame and sorrow, passes my under- 
standing; and, instead of being revived, I know that their lost 
cause will sink deeper and deeper into infamy as time more kccnlv 
probes its hidden mysteries, and reveals them to the light of dav. 
[Loud applause.] 

Now that slavery is gone, and gone forever, with its unhappv 
wrecks left behind, and all danger is passed of anv set of men 
again appealing to war when thev have courts to secure their 
rights and redress their wrongfs, I would trust our national des- 
tiny again to those grand old natural laws which raised our 
countrv through the long, tedious vassalage of colonization; which 
carried us safely through the ordeal of our Revolutionary war; . 
made our flag famous on the high seas in 1S12; led our conquer- 
ing army to the gates of Mexico in 1S47; and has borne us 



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"■lorioush- throujrh four years of as hartl war as ever tested the 
niaiiliooil of anv people. 

Let us revive, as far as lies in our individual power, that svsteni 
which Bancroft tells us <^uided our fathers before the Revolution — 
'•the svstem which had been revealed in Judea — the svsteni which 
combines and perfects the symbolic wisdcjm of the Orient and 
the reflective genius of Greece — the system conforming to rea- 
son, vet kindling with enthusiasm; always hastening reform, yet 
always conservative; proclaiming abs(;lute equality among men, 
vet not suddenly abolishing the unequal institutions of society; 
guaranteeing absolute freedom, yet invoking the inexorable restric- 
tions of duty; in the highest degree theoretical, yet in the highest 
degree practical; awakening the inner man to a consciousness of 
his destiny, and yet adapted with exact harmony to the outward 
world; at once divine and human. This system \yas professed in 
every part of our widely extended country, and cradled (nir 
freedom." 

W^ith such a spirit pervading all our country once more; with 
our population increasing thirty-three per cent, every ten years; 
with our national wealth developing in even a greater ratio; with 
our frontiers pushing back in eveiy direction; ^vith farms and vil- 
lages and cities rapidly cc^vering our vast domain: with mines of 
gold and silver and iron and coal pouring out wealth fastei" than 
ever did the cotton fields of the South; with forty thousand miles 
of finished railroads, and other thousands in rapid progress, can 
any one doubt our present strength, or calculate our future de^tin\ .' 
If our friends at the South will heartily and cheerfully join with us 
in this future career, I, for one. would welcome them back our equals, 
Init not our superiors [applause |. and IlmuI them a hel])ing liand. 
But if, like spoiled children, they will cling to the dead past, and 
shut their eyes to the coming future. I would only call their atten- 
tion to that wave of emigration that has swept over our land from 
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and must soon turn back and flow 
South. [Applause.] The\ may oppose, but their opposition 
will lie as vain as it was for them to try and stop the Arm\ of the 
Tennessee, which swept the length and breadth of their laml. 
The next w-ave of Northern invasion will not desolate their land, 
but will fructify and regenerate it. 

And now, in conclusion, mv frientls, I will sa\' that since the 
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to see the spirit you have all manifested since you cast aside the 
soldier's garb. 

I recall a little circumstance in Memphis in the summer of 1863. 
We were laying in camp, drilling in preparation for the coming 
winter, when I was visited by a gentleman of high education, a 
captain then, now Admiral Lessoftski, of the Russian navy, who 
accompanied me in many drills and reviews, always compliment- 
ing our men on their soldierly appearance. On one occasion we 
rode into the camp of Barrett's batter}-, and we timed them from 
the call of assembly till the battery was harnessed up and 
out in the tield ready for action. He was much pleased at their 
promptness. I explained that our men were not professional sol- 
diers, but had been mechanics, clerks and laborers only a few 
months before. He seemed to admit tliat was possible, but he 
said, what will you do with these men when the war is over ? I 
answered, thev will all quietly and peacefully return to their 
homes. He shook his head, and did not believe me. I have no 
doubt that he has since given us, as a people, full credit for this 
result, to him and to all Europeans so enigmatical in its character. 
Yes, our men have returned to their homes in peace and quiet, and 
go where I may I meet them all more or less busy at their varied 
callings. Instead of the great art of destruction, they are now 
practicing that better art of construction. Dodge, guiding the 
Pacific Railroad (that stupendous monument of the energy and 
resources of our people) across the Rocky Mountains; Casement 
laying his two miles of rail per day; Wright seeking out the way 
for the Southern Pacific road; Sprague, at the North, building 
westward; Corse constructing harbors on the great lakes; Blair 
and Warner planting cotton at the South; Wilson delving out 
the Mississippi, and planning to make of the Illinois river a ma- 
jestic canal, fed by the great lakes of the North — and turn which 
way we may we find our comrades busy, their swords turned into 
pruning hooks, each planting his own vine and fig tree, and no 
man afraid. [Applause.] 

(jo, then, I say, and encourage honest industry everywhere. 
Form and express your honest opinions like freemen, discourage 
that system of personal abuse and detraction which has grown too 
much into a habit, and is a stain on our national character; frown 
upon violence, come from what quarter it may; have vmbounded 
faith in your country and its flag, and you will win for the Army of 



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the Tennessee a fame in peace equal to that which you won for it in 
war; and He who hoUls the fate of nations in the palm of His 
hand will see that your labors are not in vain, and tliat the <4h)r\' 
of your country, for which you battled in war and labored in 
})eace, shall not be tarnished by an insidious foe. [Loud applause.] 

There needs be made no remark upon this address further than 
that it was listened to by the large audience with marked atten- 
tion and deep interest, and the Cieneral was frequently interrupted 
i)v loud applause and markeil exhibitions of approbation. To 
the late officers of the Army of tlie Tennessee the opportunity of 
hearing their old leader discourse of matters familiar and dear t(» 
them seemed a special delight. 

After music by the band, the song, "Sherman's Alarch to the 
Sea," was sung by Captain Church, of Illinois, with great yim. 
He was loudly applauded, and, in response to an encore., sang the 
"March through Georgia." 

Mr. Anderson, the well-known tenor singer of St. Louis, sang 
the "Sword of Bunker Hill," also loudly applauded. 

Tlie President then introduced ALijor-General Howard, who 
had kindh consented to address his comrades, and \vho spoke as 
follows: 

SPEECH OF GENERAL HOWARD. 

Companions of the Army of the Tennessee, and Ladies 
AND Genti-EMEN; — If you will bear with me at this late hcnir, I 
will endeavor to pay a brief tribute to the representative American, 
the private volunteer. [Applause.] In the early part of 1861, as 
you well remember, the true citizen heard that certain wicked men 
at Washingt(jn liad formed a conspiracy to overthrow the Govern- 
ment, and soon after, that the stars and stripes had been fired 
upon, and had been hauled down at the bidding of an armed 
enemy in vSouth Carolina; llial the (jo\ernment of the I'nited 
States was threatened, and that our new President, Abraiiam Lin- 
coln, had called for help. How tpiickly the citizen answered! 
Almost like magic he stepped forth a soldier. His farm, or his 
bench, his desk or his counter, was left behind, and you find him 
marching through the then gloomy, flagless and defiant streets of 



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Baltimore, fully equipped for service; with uniforms g'ray, red, 
blue, or green, it mattered not; with knapsacks, cartridge-toxes, 
musket, bayonet — this was his outfit, and all he required. He was 
a little awk-ward at first; his accoutrements all awry; he did not 
keep step to the music; he did not lock step with his companions; 
he had scarcely ever fired a musket in his life, but he had a big, 
soldier's heart; he had set his face toward the enemy, and he pro- 
posed never to turn back until the soldier's work was done. [Ap- 
plause.] Vou met him at Washington perhaps, or Meridian 
Hill; discipline and drill had seized on him and restrained his 
liberty, and molded into shape his body. 

Colonels, Captains, Lieutenants and Sergeants, his former equals, 
now his superiors, order him about, and he must obey them; but 
oh! what nights! Where is his home and affection? Where his 
soft bed and the loaded table? Change of climate, change of bed, 
want of rest, and wants of all sorts of old things, and an influx of 
all sorts of new things, make him sick — ^yes, sick in body and 
sick in soul. But in spite of a few doses of quinine, as the doctors 
will remember, and a wholesome hospital bed and diet, as the 
soldier of iS6i recalls them, his vigorous constitution and indomi- 
table heart prevails, so that he is soon able to cross that ''Long 
Bridge," and invade the red clay of Virginia. 

Observe him a little more clearly, and you will perceive his 
enthusiasm is increasing a little faster than his strength, and he is 
on the enemy's side of the river. Now for the lonely pickets amid 
the thickets where men are killed by an ambushed foe; now for 
strict guard duty — now the eye and ear, and, may I say it? the 
heart, quickened in these new and trying vigils. Before long, 
however, the soldier is inured to these things; he becomes familiar 
with every stump and tree and pathway of approach, and his 
trusty musket and stout heart defy every secret foe. Presently 
you find him on the road to Bull Run, in the hot weather of July; 
he is loaded down with twenty extra rounds of cartridges, and 
three days of rations strung to his neck; the long and weary 
march quite exhausts his strength during that very first hot day. 
He aches to leave the ranks. No! no! he did not leave home for the 
ignominious name of straggler or skulker; cost what it may he 
toils on. The never-to-be-forgotten Bull Run is passed. Here, all 
of a sudden, a strange and terrible sound breaks upon his ear — the 
booming of cannon, the screeching of bursting shells overhead, 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 113 

the zip, zip of the smaller balls, everything produces a singular 
effect upon him. Again, all at once, he is thrown, quite unprepared, 
upon a new and trying experience, for now he meets the groaning 
ambulance and the bloody stretcher. He meets limping, armless, 
legless, disfigured, wounded men. To the right of him, and to the 
left of him, are the lifeless forms of the slain. 

Suddenly a large iron missile of death strikes close beside him 
and explodes, sending out twenty or more jagged fragments, which 
remorselessl\- kill sexeral of his mates before the\ ha\e had the 
opportunit\- to strike one blow for their countr\'. I lis face is now 
very pale, and w ill not the ,\merican soldier flinch and turn back? 
There is a stone wall, there is a building, there is a stack of hay — 
it is so easy to hide. But no! He will not be a coward! "Oh, God, 
support and strengthen me!" 'Tis all his pra\er. >Soon he is at 
work. Yonder is the foe! " Load and fire; load and fire." But 
the cry comes: -Our flank is turned." "Our men retreat!" ^Vith 
tears running down his cheek, he slowlv yields and joins the 
retreating throng; without any more nerve, and little strength, he 
struggles back from a lost field. Now he drinks the dregs of suf- 
fering, without a lilanket for the night, without t'ootl, without 
hope; it is no wonder that a panic seizes him and he I'uns. demoral- 
ized, a\ya\ . 

The disreputable course, however, is only temporary. The sol- 
dier before long forgets his defeat and his sufterings, lirightens up 
his armor, and resumes his place on the defensive line. 

He sul)mits for weary days to iliscii)line. drill and hard fare; he 
wades through the snows of Winter antl the deep mud of Spring; 
he sleeps u])on the ground, upon the deck of transport steamers, 
and upon the floor of the platform car; he helps load and unload 
stores; he makes tascines and gabions; he corduroys quicksands, 
and bridges creeks and bogs. Night and day he digs or watches 
in the trenches. \\'hat a world of new experiencer What pecu- 
liar labor and suflering lie passes through, the soldier alone can 
tell you. 

lie now marches hurriedh' to his secontl battle; soon attei" he is 
in a series of them. Fight and fall back! Fight and fall back! 
Oh! those (ia\s of hopelessness, soirow, toil, and emaciation! 
How vividly the living soldier remembers them — those days when 
he cried from the bottom of his heart, "Oh! God, how long! how 
lonir!" 



114 (Proceedings of the Society 

Would you have patience to follow him through the comming- 
ling of disasters, from the battle of Cedar Mountain to the same 
old Bull Run, you would emerge with him from the chaos, and 
behold his glistening bayonet again on the successful held of 
Antietam, where a glimmer of hope lighted up his heart. 

Would you go with him to the bloody held of Fredericksburg, 
staunch his wounds in the wilderness of Chancellorsville, and 
journey on with him afterward to the hallowed ground of Gettys- 
burg, and could you be enabled to read and record all his toils, his 
sufferings, and all his thoughts, you might be able to appreciate 
the true American soldier. You might then recite the first chapter 
of the cost of the preservation of the American Union. 

In September, 1S63, after the battle of Gettysburg, the Goyern- 
ment sends two army corps to reinforce our brethern in the West. 
The soldier is already far from home and friends, but he is sud- 
denly apprised that he must go two thousand miles farther. He 
can not visit his family to take leave of theai. He has scarcely an 
opportunity of writing a line of fare\yell. The chances of death 
are multitudinous as they appear before his imagination, and the 
hope of returning is very slender. 

Yet again the soldier does not falter; with forty others he crowds 
into the close, unventilated freight car, and speeds away, night 
and day, without even the luxury of a decent seat. 

With all the peculiar discomforts of this journey; the backings 
and the waitings at the railroad junctions; the transfers from car 
to car, and from train to train; being confined for days, without 
the solace and strength derived from his coftee, there is yet some- 
thing compensative in the exhilarating influence of change. And 
there is added to it, in passing through Ohio and Indiana, a 
renewed inspiration as the people turn oiit in masses to welcome 
him, and to bid him God-speed; as little girls throw wreaths of 
flowers around his neck, kiss his bronzed cheek, and strew his car 
with other ofterings of love and devotion. 

vSuch impressions as were here received were never eflaced. 
They touched the rough heart anew with tenderness, and being a 
reminder of all the old home aflections, only served to deepen his 
resolution, sooner or later, by the blessing of God, to reach the 
goal of his ambition — that is to say, with his compatriots, to secure 
to his children, and to other children, enduring peace, with liberty 
and an undivided country. [Applause.] 



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He passes on throus^h Kentucky; through the battle-fickls of 
Tennessee, aheady historical; the names of Nashville, Stone river, 
Murfrcesboro, and Tullahonia reminded him of past struggles and 
portended future conflicts. 

lie is deposited at Bridgeport. Alabama, a lu)useless, cheerless, 
chilh place. yn\ the banks of the Tennessee, possessing no interest 
further than that furnished b\ the railroad bridge destroyed, and 
the yet remaining rubbish and lilth of an enemy's camp. 

Before man\- davs the soldier treads his way up the valley of 
the great river which winds and twists amid the rugged mountains, 
till he finds himself beneath the rock-crowned steeps of Lookout 
Mountain. Flash after flash, volume after volume of light colored 
smoke, and peal on peal (^f cannon, the crashing sound of shot, 
and the screaming of shell are the ominous sounds of unfriendly 
welcome sent forth to meet him from this rocky hight. Yet on he 
marches in spite of threatening danger, in spite of the ambush 
along his route, until he has joined hands with his Western 
brother, who had come from Chattanooga to meet and to greet 
him. This is where the valley of Lookout joins that of Tennessee. 

At this place the stories of Eastern and Western hardships, 
suflering, battling and danger are recapitulated and made to blend 
into common history, and the common sacrifice of the American 
soldier. 

Here the Eastern patriot got the first glimpse of that true and 
faithful, that judicious and unflinching man, whom you of the 
Tennessee alreadv loved and praised, as vou boasted of the Cum- 
berland valley and the Mississippi redeemed. Here the Eastern 
and Central soldier began to claim with you a share in him — 
General (jrant — whom 1 ma\ not attempt to eidogi/e. but whom, 
I believe in my inmost heart, (jod had appointed to do a great and 
glorious work, which work God will bring to full fruition in His 
own good time; a work for the Republic, for humanity. Utx himselt. 

Were there time, I would gladly take you step by step with the 
soldier as he liridges and crosses the broad and rapid river, as he 
ascends and storms the hight of Mission Ridge, or as he plants his 
victorious feet, waves his banner, and flashes his gun on the tt)p ot 
Lookout Mountain. I would carrv you with him across the death- 
bearing stream of Chickamauga. I would have you follow him 
in his weary, bare-footed, wintry march to the relief of Know ille, 
and back to Chattanooga. From this point of view I would open 



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up the Spring campaign, where our great General, W. T. Sherman, 
initiated his remarkable work of genius and daring. 

I could point you to the soldier pursuing his enemy into the 
strongholds of Dalton, behind the stern, impassable features of 
Rocky Face, Resaca, Adairsville, Cassville, Dallas, New Hope 
Church, Pickett's Mill, Pine Top, Lost Movmtain, Kenesaw, Gulp's 
Farm, Sm\rna Gamp Ground, Peach Tree Greek, Atlanta, from 
so many points of view, and Jonesboro — battle-fields upon each of 
which a soldier's memory dwells. For upwards of a hundred davs 
he scarcely rested from the conflict. He skirmished over rocks, 
hills, and mountains; through mud, streams, and forests. For 
hundreds of miles he gave his aid to dig that endless chain of 
entrenchments which compassed everv one of the enemv's fortified 
positions. He companied with those ^vho combated the obstinate 
foe on the front and on the flanks of those mountain fastnesses 
which the enemy had deemed impregnable, and he had a right at 
least to echo the sentiment of his indefatigable leader, "Atlanta is 
ours, and fairly won." 

Gould you now have patience to turn back with him and fight 
these battles over again, behold his communications cut, his rail- 
roads destroyed for miles and miles, enter the bloody fight at 
Alatoona, follow him through the forced marches, via Rome, 
away back to Resaca, and through the obstructed gaps of the 
moimtains into Alabama, you would thank God for giving him 
a stout heart and an unflinching faith in a just and noble cause. 

Weary and worn, he reposed at Atlanta, on his return, but one 
single night, when he commenced the memorable march toward 
Savannah. 

The soldier has become a veteran; he can march all day with his 
musket, his knapsack, his cartridge-box, his haversack and canteen 
upon his person; his muscles have become large and rigid, so that 
what was once extremely difficult he now accomplishes with 
graceful ease. This fact must be borne in mind when studying 
the soldier's marches through Georgia and the Garolinas. The 
enemy burned every bridge across stream after stream; the rivers 
bordered with swamps — for example, the Ocmulgee, the Oconee 
and the Ogechee, were defended at every crossing. That they 
were passed at all by our forces is due to the cheerful, fearless, 
indomitable private soldier. 

Oh, that you had seen him as I have done, wading creeks a half 



of the Army of the Tennessee. 117 

a mile in width, and water waist deep, under tire. pie>>ini^ <>n 
tlirouii'li witle swanip.s, without one faltering step, charjj^ini^- in line 
upt)n the most formidable \vorks. which were well defended! 
Vou could then appreciate him and what he has accomplished as 
I do; vou could then feel the poignant sorrow that I always did 
feel when I saw him fall, hleetling, to the earth. 

I mu.st now leave the soldier to tell his own tale amongst the 
people; of his bold. bloo(h- work at AIcAlister. against the tor- 
pedoes, abatis, artillerv and musketrx; of his ])rivations at wSavan- 
nah; of his struggle through the swamps, quicksands, and over 
the broad rivers of the Carolinas; of the fights, fires, explosions, 
deaths and triumphs suggested by Griswoldville, Riser's and 
Brinaker's bridges, Orangeburg, Congaree creek, Columbia, 
Cheraw. Favetteville, Averysboro, and Bentonville. 

I will leave him to tell how his hopes brightened at the reunion 
at Goldsboro; ho\v his heart throbbed with gratitude and joy as 
the wires confirmed the rumored news of Lee's defeat, so soon to 
be followed bv the capture of the enemy's capital and of his entire 
army. I will leave him to tell to yourselves and your children how 
he felt and acted; how proud was his bearing, how elastic was his 
step, as he marched in review before the President of tlie United 
States, at Washington. I would do the soldier injustice not to 
say that there was one thing wanting to make his satisfaction 
complete, and that was the sight of the tall form of Abraham 
Lincoln, and the absence of that l)itter recollection, which he could 
not altogether exchule from liis lieart. that Z^^' had died by the hand 
of a traitor assassin. 

I have given you only glimpses of the American soldier as I 
have seen him. To feel the full force of what he has d(uie and 
suffered, vou shoidil ha\e accompanied him for the last foui^ years; 
you should have st(K)d upon the battle-fields during and after the 
struggle; and you should have completed your observations 
in the army hospitab. and u))on the countless grounds peopled 
with the dead. The maimed bodies, the multitude of gra\es. the 
historic fields, the monumental stones alread\ raised, after all. are 
only memorials of the soldier's work. God grant that what he 
planted, nourished, and has now preserved bv his blood — I mean 
American liberty — may be a })lant to us as the apple of the e}e, 
and that its growth may not l)e hindered till its roots are firmly 
set in every State of this Union, and till the full fruition of its 



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blessed fruit is realized by men of every name, color and descrip- 
tion, in tbis broad land. [Loud applause and a few bisses.] 

Tbe names of Grant, Sberman, McPberson, Logan, Blair and 
Dodge, and the names of the division, brigade, and other com- 
manders whom these army corps leaders loved to command, are 
too many in number to repeat here. Those are already household 
words. They are repeated, read, and talked about in the country 
cottage and the city home, froni the Atlantic to the Pacific. But 
the junior officers and the private soldiers, with their scarred 
bodies and warm, true, patriotic hearts, feel the pulsation of grati- 
tude by a closer contact with the people. The circle of honor- 
giving is smaller, but it is coincident with that of appreciation and 
affection. The wife, the children, and the neighbors know his 
name and his deeds; and may God deal mercifully, here and here- 
after, with him — the representative man, the citizen volunteer. 
[Loud applause.] 

General Howard's speech was earnestly listened to, and at dif- 
ferent times during the course of it, as well as at the close, he was 
warmly applauded. 

Mr. Anderson sang "The Star Spangled Banner," which termin- 
ated the exercises of the evening. 

The President thanked the audience for their courteous attention. 

On motion, it was 

Resolved, That this Society stand adjourned until lo o'clock, 
A. M., November 14th, 1S67. 



Mercantile Library Hall, ) 
10 o'clock, a. m., jVove/iil'rr 14, 1867. \ 

Tlie Society met as per adjournment of the 13th, Vice-President 
General G. A. Smith in the chair, and proceeded to business. 

General Strong, Chairman of the Committee of Nomination of 
Ofiicers for the Society for the ensuing year, asked permission to 
submit report of the Committee. Permission was granted, and 
the report accepted. 

The President announced that, by a vote of the Society, the 
Officers of the Society to act during the ensuing year had been 
dulv elected, and were as follows: 



Of the Ar7]iy of the Tennessee. 1 19 

Prcsidcvt. 
Majov-Geiieral John A. Rawlins, U. S. A. 

J ice- Presidents. 
Brevet Majcji-Gciieral O. O. Howard. U. S. A. 
Major-General (jiles A. Smith. 
Major-General John McArthur. 
Major-Gcncral W. W. Belknap. 
Brigadier-General Cassius Fairchild. 
Brigadier-General John S. Cavender. 

Record i)ig Secretary. 
Lieutenant-General L. M. Dayton, U. S. A. 

Corresponding- Secretary. 
Brigadier-General A. Ilickenlooper. 

Treasurer, 
ISIajor-Gcneral M. F. Force. 

Colonel E. ]M. Joel, in behalf of the committee appointed to 
present a design for a badge for the vSociety, stated that two of 
the committee belonged to the Committee of Arrangements, and 
had been so much engaged during the present meeting tliat thev 
could not meet for a consultation, and requested that the committee 
be allowed until the next annual meeting to make a report, or be 
discharged and a new committee appointed. B\- resolution, the 
committee was allowed the time requested. 

Major Abbott, chairman of the committee apj)ointed to re}:>ort 
a device for a seal and certificate for the Societv, stated it would 
re(|uire more time than had been given to perform their duties 
satisfact(jrily, and retpiested thev be allowed until the next annual 
meeting to report. By resolution, the request was granted. 

General Ilickenlooper, in behalf of the Committee of the 
" ISIcPherson Monument Association," asked leave to make report 
of its operations dui'ing the i)ast vear. which, being in order, was 
granted. 



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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON McPHERSON MONUMENT. 

CixciNNATi, November 13, 1867. 

To the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, St. Toiiis, Mo.: 

Gentlemen: — I have the honor to submit for j'our information the report 
of the committee appointed for the purpose of securing funds and erecting a 
monument to oiu" late beloved commander, Major-General Jas. 13. McPherson. 
The balance remaining in mv hands November 14th, 1S66, as per 

report, submitted at our last annual meeting, was - - $2,006 45 

Amount reported by Major-General Leggett, . - . - 1^950 00 



*f3'956 45 



In order that the inembers of the Societv might have an opportunity of 
assisting in carrj-ing out the resolution adopted at that meeting, I caused 
circulars and subscription blanks to be printed and forwarded to one hundred 
and forty-nine of our members — those most likely to take an interest in pro- 
curing subscriptions. 

Not receiving any response to the circulars and subscription lists thus sent, 
I again forwarded them circulars, urging upon them the necessity of making a 
personal eftbrt to secure subscriptions, and requesting a return on or before 
the 4th of July, 1867, in order that I might be able to make a full report to our 
Society at its annual meeting. 

Up to this present time, I have received reports from but nine of the officers 
to whom subscription lists were sent. 

Ai'ter this comparative failure to secure additional funds, I made a personal 
eilbrt in Cincinnati, and received, in less than one week, from the citizens of 
that city, $710. I have no doubt as much, if not more, could be obtained in 
Chicago, St. Louis, and other leading cities through the West, if the officers 
interested would but make the efibrt. 

The officers do not appear to realize that but a slight effort upon the part of 
each is necessary to secure the erection of a monument which will be creditable 
alike to the Army, the Society, and to McPherson's memory. 

Whatever is to be done, should be done at once; the erection of the monu- 
ment has already been too long delayed. 

General C. G. Eaton, the Secretary of the McPherson Monument Associa- 
tion at Clyde, reports that they have received about .$5,000, .$3,000 of which 
they have expended in the purchase and improvement of the grounds where 
McPherson is buried, and where the monument is to be erected. 

The accompanying i-eport will show a balance of $7,055.43 remaining in the 
hands of this committee and the McPherson Monument Association at Clyde. 

Respectfully, 

A. HiCKENLOOPER, 

Secretary. 



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General Hickenlooper, then addressing the President in behalf 
of the committee, suggested that the Society should take definite 
and immediate action on the subject of erecting the monument, 
but desired that other members of the Society should express their 
views of the best and most rapid means of securing funds for the 
object. 

This susforestion brought remarks from Colonel Dickey, General 
Reid, Colonel Dodds, Colonel Dayton, ^i^Easel Logan, General 
McCook and others. Various plans for raising money were pro- 
posed, individuals pledged themselves for specified amounts, and 
it was agreed, without further resolution, that all funds raised for 
this purpose should be collected and paid over to the committee 
as soon after February ist, i86S, as possible, and based upon the 
aggregate the committee shall contract for a monument. 

On motion of General McArthur, it was 

Resolved, That the next annual meeting of the Society be held 
in Chicago, Illinois. 

Resolved, That a committee of six be appointed by the Vice- 
President in the chair as a Committee of Arrangements for the 
next annual meeting. 

The President announced the committee to be as follows: Gen- 
erals John McArthur, J. M. Corse, W. E. Strong, J. M. Loomis, 
Stockton, and Major Harry Gile. 

General Strong, Chairman of the Finance Committee, reported 
the account between the Society and General Hickenlooper, as 
shown by his bill, as correct, and recommended the l)ill be paid. 

On motion of General Fairchild: 

Resolved, That the report of the Committee of Finance be 
accepted, and the President is directed to draw on the Treasurer 
of the Society, in favor of General Hickenlooper, for the sum of 
two hundred and twenty and seventy-six hundredths dollars 
($220.76). 

On motion of General Belknap: 

Resolved, That the thanks of the Society are extended to Gen- 
eral Cavender and the other members of the Committee of 
Arrangements for the courtesy and attention extended to the 
members of the Society while in the city, and the complete man- 
ner in which they have perfonned the duties required of them 
for the success of our second annual meeting. Especial thanks 
are given to Colonel E. M. Joel for the successful manner in 



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which he has discharged his (hitics as cliainnan of the suh-com- 
niittec of decoration. 

Resolved, That our thanks arc accorded to the j^ress for the 
cordial manner in which it has assisted our Society. 

Resolved, That our thanks are most cheerfully accorded to \"ice- 
President General Giles A. Smitii for the very able and courteous 
manner in which he has presided at our convention. 

Resolved, That our thanks are due and are hereby accorded to 
the managers of the various railway companies that have extended 
us tlie courtesy of reduced fares on the occasion of our second 
annual meeting, and that a copy of this resolution be furnished 
each companv. 

The President desired to know if there was any further busi- 
ness for the Society to transact, giving notice at the same time of 
the annual banquet to be held at the Southern Hotel this evening. 

There being no further business for the Society's action, on 
motion of General Cavender, it was 

Reso/ved, That the " Society of the Army of the Tennessee" be 
now adjourned until called into session for its next annual meeting, 
in contormit\' to the Constitution. 

[Signed] Generai. John A. Rawlins. 

President. 
General Gilpzs A. .Smith, 
\ iee- Preside)it, presiding; 
Colonel L. M. Dayton, 

Secretary. 



BANQUET. 

The Committee of .Vrrangements had ]:)rovided that the Soci- 
ety should have a liancpiet at the Southern Hotel on the evening 
of the 14th instant; to this end no eflbrt was spared bv the com- 
mittee to make it a complete success and pleasant to all, and in 
this they were most generouslv assisted bv the citizens of .St. 
Louis. 

The banquet being a special feature in the progrannne of the 
annual meeting, at the appointed hour of assembling, the spacious 
parlors of the Southern Hotel were filled ]>y those members and 
the guests intending to participate. \\. nine o'clock they marched 



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into the large dining hall of the hotel, completely filling the table? 
arranged for them. 

The proprietors of the hotel seemed anxious to act well their 
part, as the bill of fare will show. Suttee to say that all did 
ample justice to the viands spread before theni. 

BILL OF FARE. 

At the Banquet of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. 



SOL'P. 

Green Turtle. Scotch Broth. 

FISH. 

Boiled Lake Trout, Anchovy sauce, Baked White Fish, Madeira sauce. 

BOILED. 

Chicken, Oyster sauce. Round of Beef, a la Nivernaise, Ham, Champagne sauce. 

COLD. 

Boned Turkey, with jelly, Pressed Corn Beef, Turkey, with jelly, 
Ham, Beef Tongue. 

EXTREES. 

Tenderloin Beef, larded, Madeira sauce, Noix of Veal, larded. Tomato sauce, 
Civet of Venison, Port Wine sauce, Chicken Fricassee, a la Chevaliere, 

Veal Chops, braisee, a la Singara, Calves' Tongues, Pickle sauce, 

Baked Macaroni, with Cheese, Calves' Brains, a la Bechamel, 

Qiiail, braisee, with Peas, Peaches, a la Richelieu, 

Escalops o'i Oysters. 

RELISHES. 

Spanish Olives, Pickles, Picallily, Mushroom Catsup, Tomato Catsup, 
French Mustard, Celery, Cranberries, Currant Jelly. 

ROAST. 

Wild Duck, Saddle Venison, Turkeys, stufted. Saddle Lamb, Beef Chicken. 

VEGETABLES. 

Mashed Potatoes, Stewed Tomatoes, Beets, Boiled Rice, Boiled Potatoes, 
Onions, Mashed Turnips. 

PASTRY. 

Cabinet Pudding, Madeira Wine sauce. 
Charlotte Russe, a la Vanilla, Hock Wine Jelly, Chocolate Bavarian Cream, 
Burnt Almonds, Lady Fingers, Spanish Macaroons. 

DESSERT. 

Oranges, Apples, Grapes, Filberts, Raisins, Almonds, Pecans, 
Lemon Ice Cream, French Coft'ee. 

WIXE LIST. 

Claret, St. Julian, Sherry, Topaz, (pale), Still Catawba, -Sparkling Catawba, 
Imperial, Hungarian Budai, Superior Red, Bourbon Whisky. 



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The dinner was disposed of and the boards cleaied shorth after 
ten o'clock, when the presiding^ officer announced that the "feast 
-of reason and the flow of soul" would lx;<^iii as the second move 
in the campaign, but previous to that he would request order to 
be preserved till he could ask, and the Secretary, Colonel Dayton, 
•could read some communicatic^ns from absent members. 

Colonel Dayton read the following telegrams: 

Washington, IX C, Nor^€inl>cr 14, 1SG7. 
Colonel L. M. Davtox, 

Secrriarv Socirtv Aruiv of fJic Tcfwcsscc: 
I regret my inability to be with the Society of the Army of the Tennessee 
at their banquet this evening, but hope to be more fortunate on the occasion 
of their next meeting. I wish you a happy reunion, and I know that it will 
prove a liarnionious one- 

U. S. Grant, 
i^cneral U. S. A . 



IlEADqiARTERS, U. S, A., } 

Washington, IX C, Novtwiihcr 14^ 1867^ )' 
Colonel L. M. Dayton: 

I had expected until the lasl moment to be with you, but duties here and 
family indisposition prevent it. Please present to our comrades the best 
Avishes of one who will ever remember with pride his connection with them 
and with the grand Army of the Tennessee, and who can never forget what 
Jie owes to their valor. 

John A. Rawlins, 

CliicfofStdf. 

Which where received with vociferous and prolonged cheers. 
The President then announced in their order the toasts for the 
evening, wliich were drank and responded to as follows: 

First To.vst: — '■'The Govcnimcnt of tlic V)iitcd StatcsT 
Music hv the band: — "Star Spangled ]>ainicr" 
Seco.nd Toast: — " /V/c Army (ind JKavyr 
Music by the band :— "/w(A WJtitc and JUucT 

Response by General Siikkma.N: 

Mr. President and Gentlemen: I thought I had spoken 
mv piece last night, but I will endeavor to respond to the toast 



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which vou have charged to my account to-night, and occupy as 
httle of your time as possible. 

I do not think I need speak to this Society about the army. 
You all feel for the old Army of the United States, because you 
belonged to it yourselves. The volunteer army of the late Vfur 
was a part of the regular army, under the same laws of Congress, 
serving the same Government, and formed a part of the military 
establishment of the country; and therefore, when we speak of 
" the army," we mean the regular army and the volunteer army 
combined. I know whenever you see a blue-coated soldier walk- 
ing the streets now, you feel for him far more kindly than you did 
six years ago; you do not deem him a mere vampire, a leach on 
the public treasury any longer, but know that he earns his pittance 
of fifteen dollars a month. [Cheers.] 

Well, I believe there is no naval officer present. What little of 
your time I occupy, I will devote to them. 

My fii'st service in the army drew me in close contact with the 
navy. In 1S40, on the coast of Florida, I found a mosquito fleet, 
manned by a parcel of midshipmen, chasing Indians w^th schooners 
and sloops, and I there formed a pleasant acquaintance w'ith them, 
which has continued until this day. 

In 1S46, when ordered to California, before California was 
known as it is now, I took passage on board the old Lexington, a 
vessel built as a sloop-of-war, and presented by the ladies of 
Charleston to the Government of the United States, because the 
Government was too poor to pay for her. She was built of strong 
live oak, copper fastened and staunch, and carried us safely around 
Cape Horn, and landed us in California, where we found the fleet 
xmder the command of Commodore Stockton, and there again I 
met men of the very first order of rank in the world in their pro- 
fession, and as gentlemen and as sailors. 

I assure vou, in all mv intercourse with the navy, I have never 
found one particle of littleness. They are whole-souled, large- 
minded, and full -hearted gentlemen, and I think, in all the history 
of our countrv, there has not been a single instance where a naval 
officer, treading the deck of a national vessel, has done a thing 
at \vhich any citizen can blush. 

Not only do they fulfill all the duties assigned to them faithfully 
and well, but acts of courage come fresh from the midst of them 
that make our hearts almost burst with joy; and we feel that pride 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 127 

which ought to he cherished by us. In the war of 1S12 there was 
this fecHng; that we of the army could not get anything which 
we asked for, but the navv could get anything. The poor army 
had to be kept in the backgroimd. Now, however, we stand, army 
and navv equally, shoulder to shoulder — the common defenders 
of a common land, without any prejudice or an\' unfriendh feeling 
between us. We know no State and no portion of the counti'v; 
and were you to ask any officer on the high seas, crossing the mid- 
ocean, whether he came from Xew Jersey or ^Missouri, he would 
laugh at you. The answer would be, that he came from the 
L'nited States. [Cheers.] 

And so with all the arm v. They claim to be of tlie nation — of the 
whole body politic. They are purely national, wholly national, dis- 
carding all localisms whatsoever, and I hope that the example 
which animates the w'hole body of the army and navy of the United 
States, and has from the beginning until now, will form a character- 
istic of our whole country [cheers,] binding us together as one 
common nation for ever and ever, regardless of all those little petty 
animosities which we read of occasionally in the newspapers. I can 
recall to some of my friends of the Army of the Tennessee the 
cordial relation which existed between the army and navy upon 
the Mississippi. These men were not bred for that particular 
service. They were bred for salt water. Their feet are web- 
footed. They live on hard tack and sow belly, like von. [Laughter. J 
But when the war came, and it was necessary for them to engage in 
service upon the Mississippi river, it mattered not to them whether 
it was on the salt or the fresh water — on the clear water of the lakes, 
or the muddy waters of the Mississippi. They came at once, and 
managed their ships in such a manner that we all felt a j^ride in 
their achievements. Never can I recall the attack which Porter 
made on Arkansas Post without almost shouting with j()\-, when I 
think that he alone, uncovered in his iron-clad, stood upon the 
deck of his little vessel, a tug, and gave orders to his iron-clads 
[cheers] — his heart stronger than the strongest metal with which 
those ships were sheathed. And so, afterwards, vou all remember 
Gwin. I remember Gwin, up the Yazoo, on the forward 
deck, his pilot covered and his crew covered, his machiner\- 
covered and everything covered, but Gwin alone stood out there 
u])on his vessel, and alone received the cannon shot which 
killed him. So I say that the Government of the Ignited 



128 Proceedings of the Society 

States can collectively and individually offer instances of patriot- 
ism, and courage, and glorious manhood, and that we have a right 
to take pride in and adopt this as the national emhlem, and that 
we of the army can claim the privilege of saying truly and well, 
the "Army and Xavy foi"ever." [Loud cheering.] 

Third Toast: — '■'The Army of the TennessceP 

Music by the band: — "•Benny Havcn''s OP 

Response by Colonel T. Lyle Dickey. 

Fourth Toast: — '^ General U. S. Grants the first commander 
of the Army of the Tennessee^ 

Music: — ''Hail to the Chief 

Response by Brigadier-General H. T. Reid. 

Fifth Toast:— "7T) the Honored Dead of the Army of the 
Tennessee!'^ 

Music by the band: — ''Dirge.'^ 

Sixth Toast: — "To our Comrades of all the Armies of the 
Union.'''' 

Music: — "• Yankee Doodled 

Response by Major-General W. W. Belknap. 

Seventh Toast: — "The March to the SeaP 

Music: — "Tramps Tramp, Tramp, etc'.'' 

The response to this toast — by General Howard — was exceed - 
inglv neat, appropriate, and pleasant. He paid tribute to the 
individual worth of many fine officers, who were on the "March 
to the Sea." Glad was he here to testify how much the country 
owed such men as Logan, Blair, Hazen, Charles R. Wood, Oster- 
haiis, Corse, and many others holding lesser command. 

As he concluded, the President requested Colonel Joel to sing 
" For They are Jolly Good Fellows," and, being accommodating, as 
he ever was, he responded, and the whole party joined in the 
chorus. 



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Eighth Toast: — " 7() tlic Conniiaiidcrs of the Army oj' the 
7\'N//essee." 

Music: — "March from the Opera of I-^austy 

Response by Major-Cjciicral Carl Scih'rz. 

Ninth Toast: — "'J\t tJie i}ic))iory of Mc Phersoi/.'"' 

M u SIC : — "Dirger 

Response b\- Brij^adier-General W. E. Strong. 

Mr. President and Comrades of the Oed Army of the 
Tennessee: — If there was ever a time in my life when 1 lonj^ed 
for the g^ift of eloquence — if there was ever an occasion when I 
yearned for the power of expressing the deep emotions of my 
heart — that time and occasion certainly occur to-night. 

I am deeply sensible of the honor conferred upon me by being 
selected to respond to the sentiment just proposed, but 1 regret, 
more than any words of mine can tell, that some one of the many 
distinguished orators present had not been chosen in my stead to 
tell you of the life and death of our noble and beloved commander. 

It is not for me to attempt to pronounce a eulogy upon 
McPherson. An abler hand than mine must write out his military 
record in camp and Held — al)ler lips tlian mine must recount his 
sclf-sacriflcing devotion to liis country — his remarkable ability as 
a soldier — his nolMhty of cliaracter, and how, step by step, he 
fought liis way from a siuii)le Lieutenant to the chief command of 
one of the grandest old armies that ever took the field against an 
enemy. 

In April, 1861, McPherson was a Lieutenant in the Topograph- 
ical Engineers, on dut\ in San Francisco, California, in charge t)f 
the fortifications on .Vlcatrass Island. He came to New York 
early in the simimer following with Major-General 11. W. Ilalleck, 
and soon after the assignment of that (xeneral to the command of 
this Western Department he was ordered b\ tiie Secretary of 
War to report to him as Chief Engineer. During the Fall of 1861 
and the Winter of 1861 and Xm, McPherson was on duty in this 
department, with his liea<i(|uarters in St. Louis, and 1 lia\ e heaixl 
those say who ser\ed with him in those days, and who knew him 
well, that he labored with the most untiring industry, and ren- 



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dered most A'aluable aid and assistance to General Halleck. The 
greater portion of his time was passed in repairing railroad 
bridges and culverts, laving out and constructing field-works and 
block-houses to protect the weak and threatened points along the 
lines of road over which supplies and munitions of war had to 
be forwarded to troops in the field and at the frt)nt, making topo- 
graphical surveys and preparing maps for the coming campaigns, 
and in oi'ganizing the Engineer Department for active dutv. 

The orders for General Grant's forward movement on Forts 
Henry and Donelson were carried by McPherson in person, who 
at that time was a Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in his 
corps, and he accompanied General Grant as Chief Engineer of 
the armv in the field till after the battle of Shiloh, and for his 
conspicuous bravery and distinguished services in the battles 
referred to, particularly that of Shiloh (where he had two horses 
killed under him and the third wounded), he was made a Colonel 
by brevet. During the siege of Corinth, and until after the evacu- 
ation of that place, he served with Halleck, and in the earlv 
Summer of 1862 he was again promoted to the rank of Brigadier- 
General of volunteers, and placed in charge of the Mobile and 
Ohio Railroad, fi^om Corinth to Columbus. 

In October, 1S63, General McPherson was first assigned to the 
command of troops. On the 3rd of October, when General vStcr- 
ling Price swept up from Central Mississippi and made his bold 
and desperate attack on our little army at Corinth, McPherson 
was at Jackson, Tennessee, with General Grant. On the 4th of 
October a brigade of four regiments was organized and given to 
McPherson, and on the morning of the 5th, with the sounds of 
battle ringing in his ears, full thirtv miles awa}', he pushed out at 
the head of his gallant command to assist and succor his comrades- 
in-arms. The sounds of battle increased — the deep, heavy, sullen 
boom! bocjm! of artillerv grew louder and more continuous as he 
approached the contested field, and finally grew into heavy and 
decisive battle; but still McPherson urged his wear}' men to the 
front, and without waiting to reconnoitre the ground and develop 
the enemy's strength and position — without knowing whether the 
battle was lost or won — without hesitating or faltering for a 
moment, he made a wide detour and pushed boldly into Corinth 
with his little brigade just as the guns from Battery Robinette 
were repulsing the last fierce assault of the rebel armv. 



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GcMicral Rosecrans imincdiately <^:\\c McPhcrsoii command of 
the advance, and after havin<2^ the old 6th Division added to his 
command, he pursued the enenu' with viy^cjr and earnestness as 
far as Ripley, hut at this point the forward movement was checked 
h\' order, and McPherson retraced his steps to Corinth. For the 
skill and coura^^e displa\ed in this his lirst campaign he was made 
a Major-( ieneral of volunteers, to rank from the 5th of Octoher. 
and within ten da\s was assi^-ned h\' (ieneral (irant to the com- 
maiu! of what was then known as the Ui^-ht Wing of the .\rmv 
of the Tennessee, encamjjed in and ahout I5i)livar. 

In the central Mississippi campaign, which began earh in De- 
cemher. (ieneral McPherson held the ad\ance through La Grange, 
()xtord. and to the terminus of oar route, the Vocknapatafa. and 
after the disaster at IIollv Springs, and when our arm\ was 
ordered to retire, McPhcrson held the rear in retreat until wc 
reached La Grange. 

\\\ January, 1S63, when the armies were organized into corps, 
\Lijor-(jeneral McPherson was assigned bv the President to com- 
mand the 17th: and on the -:3rd of Februarv following, he and the 
17th Corps, camp and garrison etiuipage, l)ag and baggage, were 
safely encamped at Lake Providence, Louisiana, fullv prepared 
ffjr the forward movement on Vicksburg. 

The histor\ of this memorable campaign is as fresh in \()ur 
memory as it is in mine. You all acknowledge the conspicuous 
part borne by the 17th Corps, and the wonderful abilit\- and dis- 
tinguished gallantry exhibited from lirst to last bv its leader. 
^ ou can not S(j soon have forgotten how we struggled through 
clay and quicksand and the treacherous swamps that la\- between 
Milliken's Rend and Grand (iulf — the running of the frail fleet 
by the batteries at \'icksburg and Grand Gulf — the crossing at 
Bruinsburg, and the hurried march to Thompson's Ilill to the 
relief of the 13th Corps, and how we came down on the right 
flank of the rebel army under (ieneral Tracv, knocking them out 
of position and tossing them about like a feather in a hurri- 
cane, capturing their artiller\ and man\ prisoners, and compelling 
them to retire in confusion and disorder across the noitli fork of 
])a\ on Pierre. 

^ ou all recollect Hankersoifs Ferr\ , Ra\ niond, Jackson, Cham- 
]")ion Hills and the siege of \'icksbnrg, the Meridian campaign. 



132 (Proceedings of the Society 

the campaign against Atlanta, and the battle of the 22ncl of* July, 
where McPherst)n fell. 

It is idle for me to dwell upon these battles and campaigns, for 
vou were all there. It is not necessary that I should recount in 
detail his military career, for there is not an officer present who is 
not familiar with it. 

General Sherman has never yet failed to give the 17th Corps 
and the Army of the Tennessee that praise and credit which they 
so justly deserve, and he told us, only last night, how dearly he 
loved McPherson, and he said no mortal man could describe to 
him the agony he suffered when his lifeless remains were laid at 
his feet. We all know what General Grant thought of our dead 
McPherson when living, and how keenly and deeply he deplored 
his loss. 

It was my fortune and my privilege to serve, in an huml^lc 
capacity, very near to him, from the Fall of 1802 until he was 
killed, and I loved him as I never loved any other man. Always 
the same McPherson — a kind word, a gentle smile and a warm 
grasp of the hand for every one. His heart was bubbling over 
with love towards all mankind. It is rare indeed that you find 
in this world a man who can be as kind and gentle as a woman 
and as brave as a lion. Everybody was welcome at his head- 
quarters; Generals, Stafl'-officers, private soldiers, widows and 
orphans and all classes of citizens had free access to his room, and 
I never vet knew of an instance where a person was turned away 
without a hearing. 

General McPherson was ever looking on the bright side, and 
his heart seemed always light and buoyant. In the dark days of 1S62 
and 1S63, when the clouds hung so heavily about us, and when 
the very air was pregnant with defeat and failure, and every fresh 
breeze brought news to our army of some disaster, McPherson 
would ne\er acknowledge there was even a doubt of the final 
success of the Federal arms, and I know that he believed in the 
majesty of our mission and in the power and strength of the 
Republic. 

And McPherson's stati' ! how can I speak of them — that gay 
and gallant thirteen? Five of them are present here to-night, the 
rest all scattered and gone. Bound together by the strongest ties 
of affection, the love and admiration they bore toward their chief 
and commander can not be told. He was never known to speak 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 133 

an iinkiml or cruel word to any incmbcr of his niilitarv faniilv, 
iiiul that he was very much attached to his staft' tlierc can never 
he in ni\ mind tlic shadow of a doulU. 

Old scenes and old remend)rances, running throu«2^h vears of 
active campaio;nin<i^, come rusliing up and floatinj^ by with li<rht- 
niuii;^ rajiidity. The days of I.ake Providence and Vicksbur<r, the 
countless incidents of arnn* life which are ever occurrinj^ when 
one is on dutv at the frcjul — -songs sung and stories told in camp 
and garrison and around the dving embers of the picket fires. 

It seems but yesterday since we participated in all these stirring 
and exciting scenes. It seems but yesterday since the first call 
for troops — the enlistment of volunteers — the nailing to every 
mast and spire and house-top throughout the loyal States of the 
stars and stripes — the hasty farewell and the liurried departure for 
the front. It seems but yesterday since the Army of the Tennes- 
see and the other grand armies of the Union, with fluttering 
banneis and waving plumes — with glistening l)avonets, and 
life and drum and bugle notes went marching down the broad 
avenues of the nation's Capital to be mustered out. It seems but 
yesterday since that fatal moment before Atlanta, when our loved 
commander went down at the head and front of the Army of the 
Tennessee and died as a soldier always loves to die. 

It was my fortune to ride by his side from early dawn of the 
22nd of Jidy until a moment before he fell. His form and face — 
every word and action of the last few hours of his life are indel- 
il)l\ impressed upon \w\ memory. I see liim now as I saw him 
then. 

No warning of the impending danger— no thought that he. so full 
of life and health and strength and courage, was doomed so soon 
to die. Later I found him cold antl lifeless, his bright eves dim- 
med, the spirit gone. 

In the little town of Clyde, where he was born, and where his 
boyhood's da\ s were passed, in the orchard where he played, and 
within a stone's throw of the old homestead, lies all that is left of 
the steadfast friend, the gallant General, the great commander, tlie 
true type of the American soldier — ;^[ames B. McPherson. 

Tenth Tt)AST: — 'The I'oluiitccr Soldier' 

Music: — "The Girl 1 /.eft Behijid iiieT 

Response by Governor Thomas C. Fletcher, w ho, at length. 



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accorded all honor to the patriotic and self-sacrificing- volunteer 
soldier of the late war. We all remember how cheerfully he came 
to the nation's rescue — and sa\'ed it. Througfli long years he had 
I)een in an enemy's country, controlled by no law save the com- 
mand of his superior officers; but, when the war \yas oyer, he was 
found the most peaceful and law-observing' man of the whole 
country. 

ELE\'EXTPr Toast: — "'The Loyal Women and Children of the 
I "/lion."'' 

Music:— "/.//A/// Polka:' 

Response by General Noble, who filled his task ably. 

TwELF-TH Toast: — ^-Thc Future of Anieriea.'"' 

Music: — "'■Hail Columbia." 

Response by Colonel J. M. LooMis. 

TniKTEENTir Toast: — "Our Invited Guests,"' 

Music:— "-Souther J/ Hotel Polka."' 

Response by Mayor Thomas. 

During the reading and responses to the above toasts, one and 
all present paid much interest and attention. It is to be regretted 
that the speeches cannot be given in full, but, as they were all 
impromptu, it is impossible to do so. The festi\ities were kept 
up until a late hour. Besides the regular toasts, songs, jokes, and 
wit abounded. All were merry dieartcd, and seemed, in their joy 
to meet each other — tried and true companions of the battle-field 
and weary march — at this, their reunion festive board, to have 
their hearts warmed anew. Sorrow and care was forgotten, and 
the old-time feeling of cordiality ^\'as fully pre\alent. 

After a six-hour session, the President requested that we should 
jxirt by singing ''Auld Lang- Syne,'" which was done, with hearty 
good will, and then he pronounced the banquet of the second 
annual meeting of -'The Society of the Army of the Teunessee" 
adjourned. 



of the Arv.iy of the Tennessee. 135 

DECORA riOXS AM) ARK AX( :KMi:\'rs. 

The work (»t tlu' local Committee of Arr;ui<;cments has heen 
verv artluous, hut the memhers thereot" ha\ e dexoted themseKes 
to then- duties with an cnery;_\- that reflects well upon their old-- 
time service in the field. Full acknowledgment of this was <^iven 
l)y those who were present at the meeting, and is furthei" attested 
hy the perfect order in which all parts of it transpired, hut further 
justice may he done the committee, and those whom this rejDort 
Avill reach hut were so unhirtuuate as not to he ahle to attend, hv 
;i short recapitulation. 

While the committee worked as a unit, it was also tli\ ided, 
each memher given some specific dutv. To General J. S. Caven- 
tler thanks are especially due for his labors and success as Chair- 
man of the Finance Committee. General D. C. Coleman had 
charge of the hatupiet. and his suocesst'ul management is fulh 
iittestcd by the ailmiral>le manner in which it transpired. Colonel 
James Peckham was selected to manage all matters of printing 
;ind advertising, and he performed his duties well, as the full 
knowledge of the meeting that everybody had, and his cards and 
programmes, show. Colonel Romer was selecteil to provide the 
music needed. General A.J. Smith tendered the ser\ ices of the 
Third U. S. Infantry Band, under his command, and )nan\ were 
the thanks accorded him f(»r this nuirk of kindness to his oKl 
companions. The band was used for all needed purposes during 
the meeting, and at the bancpiet. Ct)lonel E. M. Joel was Chair- 
man of the Committee on Decorations, and his genius, ever fertile 
in such matters, did not fail him on this occasion, and for his efVorts 
the thanks of the Society were accorded in a special resolution. 
In Mercantile Library Hall he had e\ei\ thing arranged in perfect 
order. Upon the stage from which the addresses were delivered, 
which was also the position of the presiding oflicer. a iVamework 
\vas erected, upon which was the motto: 

" For God, our country, ami the riijht." 

To the rear, and above tliis, was fixed, upon canvas: 

" Welcome to the Society of the .Vnny of the Tennessee, 
St. Louis, N'ovenihor 13th, 1S67." 

Above this was an eagle holding in his claws a combination 
design of the corps badges of the Armv of the Tennessee. On 



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either side was a canvas scroll-work; one designated "Footprints 
of the Army of the Tennessee," and giving the names of its battles; 
and the other, " Our Route to Richmond," giving the names of 
places made historic by its march and battles. On either end of 
the stage was a howitzer, stacks of muskets, etc., and in the back- 
ground, a tent, with the necessary furniture, giving spectators a 
sample of camp appearances. The chandeliers, windows, and 
walls of the hall were decorated most elegantly with the colors of 
many regiments, members of which were then sitting beneath 
their folds; and from the balcony, where the band was stationed, 
and discoursed its fine music, hung the service-soiled banners that 
were the pride of gallant veterans of many campaigns. 

The banquet hall at the Southern Hotel, large and commodious, 
was equally well and tastefully adorned with flags, bunting, and 
the names of those who had been commanders in the Army of 
the Tennessee. 

The committee had extended to them liberal facilities from the 
different railroad, steamboat, and omnibus lines over which the 
members of the Society came to our meeting, and all who attended 
were returned free. 

Mr. Taylor, President of the Pacific Railroad, most generously 
gave free transportation for the band which we had, from Fort 
Leavenworth to St. Louis and return. 

The local committee feel under obligations to the resident 
members of the Society, for the kindly manner in which they 
came to our assistance in perfecting the arrangements for enter- 
tainment of our comrades coming to the reunion, and render our 
thanks accordingly. 

L. M. DAYTON, 

Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



SOCIETY 



ARMYoV^-^^^TENNESSEE. 



THIRD ANNUAL MEETING, 



HELD AT 



CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.. 



December loth a)id Kith. 1868. 



CONSTITUTION. 

ARTICLE I. 

The Association sh;ill be known as "Thk Socikty of tiik Army oi- riii-: 
Texxessek." ;uu1 shall inchulo o\crv officer wlio lias sor\oii with honor in 
that Army. 

Honorary members may be elected from those who have ser\ ctl with honor 
and distinction in any of the Armies of the United States. 

ARTICLE II. 

The object of the Society shall be to keep ali\ e and preser\ e that kindlv and 
cordial feeling which has been one of the characteristics of this Army during 
its career in the service, and which has given it such harmony of action, and 
contributed, in no small degree, to its glorious achie\ements in our country's 
cause. 

The fame and glory of all the officers belonging to this Armv. who ha\e 
fallen either on the Held of battle, or in the line of their duty, shall \yc a sacred 
trust to this Society, which shall cause proper memorials of their serxices 
to be collected and preserved, and thus transmit their names with honor to 
posterity. 

The families of all such officers who shall be in indigent circumstances will 
have a claim upon the generosity of the Society, and will be relie\ed bv the 
voluntary contributions of its members whenever brought to their attention. 
In like manner, the fame and suffering families of those othcers who ma\ 
hereafter be stricken down by death shall be a trust in the hands of their 
survivors. 

ARTICLE III. 

For the purpose of accomplishing these objects, the Society shall be organized 
by the annual election of a President and Vice-Presidents. The Vice-Presi- 
dents to be chosen, one from each Army Corps of the old Armv of the 
Tennessee, and a Corresponding and a Recording Secretarx . 

The Society shall meet once in every year, and those officers who, for anv 
cause, are unable to attend its meeting, will be expected to write to the Cor- 
responding Secretary of the Society, and impart such information in regard to 
themselves as they may desire, and which may be of interest to their brother 
officers. Honoring the glorious achievements of oiu- brothers-inarms belonging 
to other armies, who.se services have contributed, in an equal degree, in the 
re-establishment of our Government, and desiring to draw closer to them in 
the bonds of social feeling, the President or either of the Vice-Presidents of 
this Society shall be authorized to invite the attendance of an\ officer of the 
United States Armv at anv of our annual meetinss. 



140 Arnendmenis a'dd (By^Lazus. 

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. 

First. That the fii^st .sentence ol" the third article of the Constitution be 
amended so as to read as toliows: 

"The Society shall be organized bv the annual election of a President and 
.«;ix Vice-Presidents, a Recortling' Secretarv', a Corres{>ondin'g Seci-etarv, and 
a Treasurer." 

BY-LAWS. 

ARTICLE I. 

That one dollar per annum be paid by each niember to the Recording; 
Secretary, the money so raised to be paid by hirrh to the Treasurer. 

ARTICLE II. 

Mone\' for ordinary- expenses of the Society may be expended by the 
Treasurer upon the warrant of the President. All other expenditiu-es, only 
in pursuance of a vote of the Society. 

ARTICLE in. 

The Treasurer shall make a report to the annual meeting of all receipts and 
expenditures with vouchers. 

The Recording Secretary sliall report to the annual meeting all money 
received bj him, and all transferred by him to the Treasurer. 

The Corresponding Secretarv shall report to every n^eeting all corre- 
spondence of general interest. 

ARTICLE IV. 

All questions and resolutions shall be decided by a majority of the member.^j 
present. But aniendments proposed to the Constitution shall be acted upon 
only at the annual meeting subsequent to the one at which they may be pro- 
posed, unless the postponement be dispensed with b}' a vote of two-thirds of the 
members present. 

ARTICLE V. 

The order of Business shall be as follows: 

1. Reading of the journal of the previous meeting. 

2. Appointment of committees on business and for nomination of otlicers. 

3. Receiving reports. 

4. Current business. 

5. Election of officers. 

6. Adjournment. 

ARTICLE vr. 

If the Society shall, at any meeting, omit to designate the time and place of 
the next meeting, the President shall, by due public notice, fix the time and 
place. 



THIRD ANNUAL REPORT 



PROCEEDINGS 



Society of the Army of the Tennessee. 



Society of the Army of the Tennessee, I 
Chicago, III., December 15, 1S6S. \ 

To accomplish its third annual reunion in accordance with its 
adjoui-nuicnt at St. Louis, and to join in a reunion with the Soci- 
eties of the Armies of the Cumberland, the Ohio, and the Georgia, 
the vSociety of the Army of the Tennessee was called to assemble 
in this city h\ the followin_g notices: 

W.\shington City, D. C, October Li, 1SG8. 
Officers of the Arinv of tlic Tennessee: 

You are respccttuUy notified th;it in accordance with your last adjournment, 
and the following call issued hv Lieutenant-General W. T. Sherman, the third 
aimual meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennes.see will be held 
in the city of Chicago, on the 15th day of December, i868, at 10 o'clock A. m. 

Every officer who has at any time served in the Army or Department of the 
Tennessee, is entitled to membership, and to all such an earnest invitation is 
extended to be present, to unite with our brother officers of the Armies of the 
Cumberland. Ohio, and Georgia, in perpetuating that kindly, cordial and social 
feeling, which, amidst scenes and events now historical. e\er marked our inter- 
course with the soldiers of" these armies, whose hearts still heat in friendly 
unison when touched by the memories of the past. 

All necessary arrangements for the meeting will be made by the following 
local committee, residents in Chicago: 

(jeneral Wm. E. Strong. General J. M. Corse. Colonel Harry Ciile. (ieneral 
John McArthur. General James Stockton, and Colonel John M. Loomis. to 
whom letters of inquiry may be addressed. 

Major-Gener \L John A. Rawi.ins. 

President. 
IJrk.adier-General A. Hickenlooper. 

Correspondinir Secrcttiry. Cincinnati, O. 
LiEi tenant-Colonel L. M. Dayton. 

Recording Secretary, St. Louis, Mo. 



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Washington, D. C, April 20, 1S6S. 

Notice is hereby given, that the Societies representing the Armies of the 
Tennessee, Cumberland, Ohio, and Georgia, will meet on the 15th and i6th 
days of December, 186S, at Chicago, Illinois. The object is purely social, and 
designed to preserve the memories of the war, and to cherish the friendships 
formed during that period of our national history. All are cheerfully invited 
to be present and participate. 

An orator has been appointed for each army, and addresses will be delivered 
on the night of the 15th of December, and a grand banquet will be held on 
the night of the i6th. 

Letters of inquiry may be addressed to General \Vm. E. Strong, Chicago, 
111., who will attend to all preliminary business, until a joint committee of 
arrangements has been appointed to carry into effect the above plan. 

W. T. Sherman, 
Lieiiieiiant- General U. S. A. 



Crosby's Music Hall had been selected by the local Committee 
of Arrangements, in which to hold the meeting- of the Society, and 
at 2 o'clock it organized. The President, Major-General Rawlins, 
and the senior Vice-President, Major-General Howard, not being 
present, the second in order of Vice-Presidents, Major-General 
Giles A. Smith assumed the chair, and announced the Society 
ready for the transaction of business. 

On motion of Colonel Coleman: 

Resolved, That in consequence of the temporary absence of the 
Secretary, Colonel Dayton, who is engaged in important business 
of the Society, Colonel T. S. Mather act as Secretary, /ro tetn. 

On motion of Colonel Joel: 

Resolved, That all General officers present be invited to seats 
with the President. 

The President extended the invitation. 

On motion of General Leggett: 

Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed to nominate 
officers for the ensuing year. 

The President announced the committee as follows: Major- 
General M. D. Leggett, Major-General J. M. Corse, Colonel D. C. 
Coleman, Brevet Brigadier-General Benjamin Spooner, Colonel 
J. M. Hedrick, Colonel Thomas Reynolds and Colonel George G. 
Pride. 

On motion of General D. P. Grier: 

Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed to select a 
place for holding the next annual meeting. 



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The President announced the committee as follows: (leneral 
D. P. Grier, General B. F. Potts, General E. W. Rice, Major- 
General W. Q_. Gresham, Colonel L. M. Dayton, U. vS. A., and 
Colonel K. Knox, U. S. A. 

Major-Cjcneral S. A. Hurlbut offered a rest)liition that a com- 
mittee of thirteen be appointed to attend the inau<;urati()n of the 
President-elect. Colonel Fort moved, as an amendment to the 
resolution of (lencral Hurlbut, that a committee of thirteen be 
ap])ointL'(l to dratt an address of con<i^ratulation to be presented to 
(ieneral Grant, the President-elect. Amendment accepted. Gen- 
eral Fletcher oflered as an amendment, that the motion, as 
amended, l)e postponed for consideration at lo o'clock, December 
1 6th, and it was so resolved. 

On motion of General Eldrid<^e: 

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to call 
upon General Grant, Lieutenant-General Sherman. Majtir-Cieneral 
Thomas, ^lajor-General Schofield, ISIajor-Cieneral Slocum and 
(ieneral Cox, and invite them to meet the Societv of the Arm\" (jf 
the Tennessee, at its place of meetin<j^, on Decemlier i6th, at such 
hour as they niay designate. 

The President announced General Eldridge, General Webster 
and General Starring as such committee, and requested them to 
also act as escort. 

A communication was here received, through the Chairman of 
the Executive Committee of Arrangements, as follows: 

CiiKWGO, December lo, 1S6S. 
(Jexeral W. T. Sherman", 

Chairman Committee of Arrangements : 
General: — I am authorized to tender the use of the Western L'nion Tele- 
graph Company's lines for the transmission of official messages of the Society, 
and also the family messages of the members of the army rciniion, during the 
session in this city. 

Anson Stacjer, 
General Superintendent. 

On motion, it was 

Resolved, That our thanks are accorded the Western Union 
Telegraph Company for its libcralit\. tendered bv General Anson 
Stager, Superintendent. 

The following commimication was also presented l)v the Secre- 
tary pro tern: 



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Office Union Catholic Library Association, / 
Chicago, December 15, 1868. ) 

To the Executive Com mi f tee of the Army oj" the 7\'n»essee. 

Gentlemen: — On behalf of the Union Catholic Library Association, of 
Chicago, the undersigned extend to our assembled army veterans a most 
cordial invitation to attend the " Fancy Bazaar," in aid of the Association, now 
being held at the Library Hall, corner of La Salle and Randolph Streets. 
The Army badges will entitle members to admission during the continuance 
of the Bazaar, tVom December 14 to December ig, inclusive. 

Respectfully, 

Thomas Buckley, 
R. J. Brass, 
W. J. Onahax, 

Committee. 

The in\'itation was accepted and a vote of thanks accorded. 

General Grier offered as a motion: 

Resolved, That the Adjutant-Generals, Qiiartermaster-Generals, 
Commissary-Generals and their assistants, and all other stafl' 
officers of the Governors of the respective States that furnished 
troops for the Army of the Tennessee during the war, be admitted 
to membership and all privileges of this organization, upon their 
complving with existing regulations. 

This motion elicited discussion bv different members, and upon 
the question being brought to a vote was rejected, because it con- 
flicted with the Constitution of the Societv. 

There being no further business for the present consideration of 
the Society, on motion of Colonel Wood: 

Resolved, That the Societv stand adjourned until 10 o'clock A. :m.. 
December i6th, 186S. 



Society of the Army of the Tennessee. ) 
Chicago, III., December 16, 1868. S 

The Society met in Crosbv's Tvlusic Hall at 10 o'clock A. M., pur- 
suant to adjournment of December 15th, and was called to order 
by Vice-President General Giles A. Smith, who occupied the 
chair. By his invitation, General Fallows, formerly Chaplain of 
the 32nd Wisconsin and afterward Colonel of the 49th Wisconsin 
^"olunteers, opened the meeting with a praver appropriate to the 
occasion, invoking Divine blessings upon the saviors of the nation, 
asking God to assist them in their counsels, and to make it a happy 
reunion. 



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The President announced the meetuig ready for the transaction 
of business, the first in order being the reading of the journal of 
tile previous meeting. 'Die Recor(Hng Secretary of tiie .Societv, 
Colonel I)a\ ton. then read the ]:>r()ceedings of tiie last amuial 
meeting, held at St. Louis. Missouri, and on motion of Colonel 
Coleman, it was 

Resolved. That the records of the last annual meeting, as just 
read 1)\' the .^ecretar\. he adoptetl ami so entered in the records 
of the Society. 

Xext in the order of business being appointment of committees 
on business. Colonel Thomas Reynolds arose to a cpiestion of 
priyilege, and desired to formally announce to the Society the 
death of (jeneral Cassius Fairchild, Fifth \"ice-President ot 
the Society; one of its most distinguished and heloyed members. 
Permission was granted, w hen he said, that it was designed that 
(Jeneral Howe should make the announcement to the meeting, but 
owing to the unavoidable absence of that distinguished soldier, 
the duty devolved upon him. For upward of twenty years he had 
known (Jeneral Fairchild. Thev had been friends and neighbors. 
^^)r tour \ ears they had ser\ed side by side in the army. He knew 
him as a citizen, as a soldier on the march, at the bivouac, and in 
the bloody field of battle. KnoAving and appreciating his charac- 
ter so well as he did. the speaker could not help feeling profound 
sorrow when he looked upon his yacant chair, and, feeling that 
some token of regard should be oftered to their departed comrade. 
And on motion of Colonel Re\n()lds: 

Resolved. That a connnittee of five be appointed to draft reso- 
hitions tor the action of the vSociety, and cominemorati\ e of the 
deceased patriot and soldier, l>rigadier-( Jeneral Cassius Fairchild. 

The President announced the connnittee to consist of Colonel 
Ke\nolds. (lenerals IJelknap. M. F. Force, Scribncr and Mc- 
Arthur. 

(Jeneral Rogers desired to announce the death ot' Lieutenant- 
Colonel J. J. Jones, 46th Illinois Lifantry, and on motion of (General 
Rogers: 

Resolved. That a connnittee of three he appointed to draft reso- 
lutions for the consideration of the Society, as expressive of its 
reelings upon learning of the death of the lamented Lieutenant- 
Colonel John J. Jones, 46th Illinois Infantr\ . 



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The Pi^esident announced the committee to consist of the fol- 
lowing gentlemen: Generals Rogers, Gresham and Corse. 

Colonel Stone announced the death of General Charles ]Mathies. 
and on his motion it was 

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to draft, for 
the action of the .Society, resolutions of condolence for tlie friends 
of General Alathies. 

The President announced the committee to be as follows; 
Colonel J. C. Stone, Colonel J. M. Hedrick, and General E. W. 
Rice. 

There being no other committees to appoint, the President 
announced that in accordance with the Bv-Laws of the Societ\', 
the next in order of business was the "receiving of reports." The 
Secretary desired to file his annual report, and was requested by 
the President to read it. The report is as follows: 

RECORDING SECRETARY'S REPORT. 

St. Lor is, Mo., Decciuhrr 1. 1S6S. 
Major-Gener.\l Johx A. R.wvlixs, 

PresideJit Societv Army of Ihc Tennessee : 

Gener.vl: — Article 3rd of the By-Laws of the Society of the Army of the 
Tennessee, requires of me, as Recording Secretary of the Society, to render at 
this annual meeting of the Society a report. Before entering upon that report, 
I wish to state, that article 1st of the By-Laws of the Societ}-, fixes the annual 
dues of the members at one (.$1) dollar each. 

By resolution of the Societv, passed at its annual meeting held in Cincinnati 
in 1866, it devolved upon the Corresponding Secretary to request of each 
member a contribution of five ($5) dollars for the purpose of creating a 
permanent fund tor the use of the Society. 

In accordance with these provisions for raising money, I now present the 
following: Since my last annual report there has been paid me by members 
in compliance with article first, namely: For dues two hundred and seventy- 
.six ($276) dollars; and in response to the resolution cited, as passed at the 
annual meeting of 1S66, and received since my last annual report, five hundred 
and fifty -five (!)^555) dollars, making paid me. for dues and pemianent fund, a 
total of eight hundred and thirty-one ($831) dollars, which I have, in com- 
pliance with the By-Laws, passed over to the Treasurer, General Force, and 
herewith enclose his receipts. 

This money was nearly all received during the session of the last annual 
meeting, and after mv report for the pre\ ious year had been made. 

I wish further to state that the Corresponding Secretary has notified the 
oflicers who served in the Army of the Tennessee of this pro\ision ot the 



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Society, for raising funds needed to carry out its intentions, by circulating 
the annual report of the proceedings of the Society, at its annual meeting of 
1866. prepared by the Secretary anil ordered published by the Society, fifteen 
hundred (1,500) copies of which were sent by mail to the known address of 
members. 

Further notification was gi\en the members as follows: I arranged the 
proceedings of the last annual meeting for iiublication, and had a thousand 
copies struck (iff. 'J'liese were torwarded to the members )iy the Corresponding 
Secretary. 

All money tor the Society is payable to the Recording Secretary, which 
necessitates his keeping an individual account with each member. Considering 
it mv duty, both to the Society and to members, to keep them informed of 
their financial standing with the Society, I prepared a circidar, making a state- 
ment ot" their accounts in accordance with the provisions of the Society, and 
whicli reads as follows: 

Society of the Army 01 the Tennessee, / 
St. Lous. Mo., June 1, 186S. ) 



Si-R: — "^'om- attention is invited to those parts of the Constitution and 
Bv-Laws that fix the membership, and specifies the authorized assessments and 
dues of the Society. 

The Secretary's books show that you are indebted to the Society in con- " 
formity thereto: 

For assessment, ----- ■i^ 

For dues, .-.-..- ^ 
Please make an early remittance to the Secretary, to whom all monies lor 
the Society are payable. 

L. M. Dayton, 

Secretary. 

These circulars were also forwarded to members b\ the Corresponding 
Secretary at the same time that he sent the report. 

I have been thu> paiticular in making mv report, in order that you and 
the members of the Societ\- may know that no etl'ort has been spared to give 
the proper information to them, that they might know the requirements of the 
Society. 

The circidars mentioned, were sent to members in June last, but u]i to this 
time only twelve (12) persons have responded. This will show to you all, that 
it is evident, the action of the Societv thus far, to provide its treasur\- has not 
been adequate, and that some further action is absolutely needed, whicii fact 
is more specially >how n by the Treasurer in his report. I therefore, respectfully 
recommend this subject to the consideration of the finance committee and the 
Society at this meeting. 

At our last annual meeting, helii in St. Louis, no resolution was passed by 
the Society to provide for the publication and distribution of the proceedings, 
but at the suggestion of some of the members, that it was an oversight, I 



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undertook the task, and succeeded as you know. The expenses were paid by 
funds secured by the local committee of arrangements of that meeting, and the 
treasury of the Society was not called on for any money. 

I would further suggest that some definite action of the Society be taken in 
regard to the carrying out of a provision of the Constitution that contemplates 
the preservation of the record of its members, especially of those who are lost 
to us by death. Though it has not been regularly so reported, it is known 
that several have died since our Society has been organized. Time is fast 
obliterating from our memories many interesting features of their service and 
character, and we ought, without further delay, give this subject our attention. 
I am, with respect, your obedient servant, 

L. M. Dayton, 
I^iciifenant- Colonel U. S. A. 
Secretary Society of the Army of the Tennessee. 

On motion of Colonel Reynolds: 

Resolved^ That the annual report of the Secretary, as just read, 
be accepted. 

The Treasurer asked permission to hie his annual report, in 
accordance with the By-Laws, and by request of the President, 
read it to the Society. The report is as follows: 

TREASURER'S REPORT. 

CnicA(io, III, December 15, 186S. 

At the last annual report the balance remaining in the Permanent F'und was 
one hundred and sixty-four dollars, ($164). Since then the Recording Secre- 
tary has paid in five hundred and fifty-five dollars, ($555), and one coupon on a 
Government bond has been collected, making, with its premium on gold, twenty 
dollars and ninety-seven cents, ($20.97). The expenditure has been five 
lumdred and forty dollars, ($540.), paid in purchase of a Government bond for 
five hundred dollars, ($500), on which another covipon will be due January i, 
1S69. There remains with the Permanent Fund, this Government bond, and 
one hundred and ninetv-nine dollars and ninety-seven cents, (.$199,97) in cash. 

At the last meeting the balance in the General Fund was twenty-one dollars 
($21). Since that time two hundred and seventy-seven dollars, ($277), ha^e 
been received. From this fund has been paid out, on the warrant of the 
President of the Society, two hundred and twenty dollars and seventy -six 
cents, {%220.^(i), leaving a balance of seventy-seven dollars and t-venty-four 
cents, ($77.24), remaining. 

In 1S66, by resolution of the Society, three hundred and forty dollars were 
appropriated from the Permanent Fund toward payment of the current expen- 
ses of the Society. I respectfully recommend that the balance now in the 
General Fund, and future receipts therein, till the amount equals three hiuidred 
and forty dollars, ($340), be transferred to the Permanent Fund. 



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I took the responsibility oJ' investing the nionev of the Permanent Finul, as 
soon as enough was received, in a Government bond. I respectf'illv recommeml 
that the Treasurer be autiiorized from time to time to make suih in\estmeiit-- 
\\ hen there is sufficient monev on hand. 

It was determined, on the organization of the Society, to create a Permanent 
luiui. the interest of which would be enough to meet the incidental expenses 
other than the supper, of the annual meetings. For this purjioso at least ten 
thousand dollars should be raised. W'c can not always look to generous 
citizens to meet these expenses tor us. Enthusiasm is a sentiment of too high 
j)ressure to be permanent. I respectfully suggest that some immediate stejis 
be taken to carry out this important policy of the Society. 

M. F. Force, 
Treasurer of tlic Society of tf/e Ariiiv of the Tennessee. 

On motion of (xencral B. F. Polt.s: 

Resolved, That the report of the Treasurer, as just read h\ 
himself, be accepted. 

C'.)lonel Reynolds, chairman of the ominittee appointed t ) 
draft resolutions expressi\e of the feeling's of the Society on 
learning of the death of General Fairchild, asked lea\ e, which 
was granted, to file their report, which is as follows; 

Resolved, That in the death of (Jeneral Cassius Fairchild. of the Army of 
the Tennessee, of wounds received in battle, his wife has lost a tender husband, 
his family an affectionate brother, his country an earnest patriot and gallant 
soldier, and we, his fellows, a noble and generous comrade. 

Resolved, That we tender to his stricken bride and bereaved relatives, a 
soldier's sympathy, asking them to accept with us the consolation we find in 
this sorrow, in the knowledge that hi> name is on the roll of those who were 
not born to die. 

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the widow, anil each 
of the brothers and sisters of the deceased. 

[S{i;ned l>v tlie Coiiiinittee.] 

On motion of (leneral I'\)rce: 

Rcsohcd, Tliat the report as riled hy the ahoye committee he 
adopted. 

General Leggett, chairman of the committee appointed for the 
nomination of officers tor the St)ciety, asked leaye to rile their 
report, which was granted, and reads as follows: 

Cnie \(;o. Ii.i... Diceiiiher ]'>. ISCS. 
The committee appointed to nominate otlicers tor the Societx ot" the Army 
of the Tennessee lor the ensuing year, submit, as their ivport, the following 
nominations. 



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For President. 
Major-General Jolin A. Rawlins, U. S. A. 
For I 'ice-Presidents. 
Major-General John A. Logan, 
Major-General G. M. Dodge, 
Brevet Major-General B. F. Potts, 
Brevet Major-General W. Q^ Gresham, 
Brigadier-General T. C. Fletcher, 
Brigadier-General N. Rusk. 

For RecordiniT Secretary. 
Lieutenant-Colonel L. >L Davton, U. S. A. 

For Corresponding Secretary. 

Brevet Brigadier-General A. Hickenlooper. 

For Treasurer. 

Brevet ^Lijor-General M. F'. Force. 

[Signed by the Committee.\ 

On motion of General Fuller: 

Resolved, That the report, as read, he adopted. 

On motion of General Leggett: 

Resolved^ That the rules of business proceeding be suspended, 
for the purpose of taking up the election of officers for the 
Society for the ensuing year. 

On motion of General W. W. Belknap: 

Resolved. That the persons presented h\ the CcMiimittee on 
Nomination of Officers are unanimously elected to the positions 
recommended, and are duly authorized to act respectiyely and 
accordingly as officers of the Societw 

The President pro tc//i. announced, that by the'resolution just 
passed, the officers elected for the ensuing year to be 

Major-General John A. Ra\ylins, U. S. A., President. 
Major-General John A. Logan, ist \"ice-President. 
Major-General G. M. Dodge, 2nd 
Breyet ]Major-Gcneral B. F. Potts, 3rd " 

Breyet Major-General W. Q. (Tresham, 4th •' 
Brigadier-General T. C. Fletcher, 5th 
Brigadier-General X. Rusk, 6th " 

Lieutenant-Colonel L. M. Dayton, U. S. A., Rec. Secretary. 
Breyet Brigadier-General A. Hickenlooper, Cor. Secretary. 
Breyet Majoi--General M. F. Force, Treasurer. 



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The prcsidiiio- ofliccr. (ifiicral Smith, asked leave to vacate the 
chair, in tlie ahsence ot" tlie President-elect, in taxor of the First 
Nice-President-elect, (Jeneral Lo^jan, who a^slnued the chair as 
presiding^ oiticer, aniid.st a])plause, an<l addressed tlu' Societx in 
these words: 

Fellow-Comkadks of thk .VK.\n of fhk Tmnnkssee: — 
[o^reat applause.] I presume that not one ot" the men whose 
names are registered as your othcials for the vear, in the report 
just read, hut teels a just })inde in \()ur selection, and lowartl \()u 
i^ratetul lor the conipliment hestowed. I'pon assmnin^- the 
responsihility of your presidinor ofHcer. it ina\ he piuprr tor uie 
to say something in regard to those officers of the arnw who are lutt 
present with us here to-day. In selecting General John A. Rawlins 
;is your President you ]ia\e made a nohle choice. He is a man of 
intellect and courage — one whose nohilitv is unquestioned, and 
\\ hose generositv is as houndlcss in expanse as the ocean. .Mas I 
there are others ahsent from our midst \\ illi w horn we ha\ e fought 
side hy side upon many a hloody held — McPherson. [cheers] than 
\\ horn the war produced no greater commander save one. our 
President-elect. There are man\- others whom I think of nt)w. 
They died that we might live. Then let us so live that we mav 
emulate them in a nohle death. I hope that while presiding I 
shall secure all due aid and assistance in tlie j:)erformance of mv 
duties from the Armv of the Tennessee. 

The committee appointed to draft resohitioTis commemorati\ e 
<)i (Jeneral Mathies. asked leave and j^rescnted as their rej^ort res- 
olutions as follows: 

Resolved, That the Society of the .\nn\ ot iho Tennessee learns, with llie 
lieepest regret, of the death of the late (ieneral Charles .S. Mathies, of Io\\;i. 
an adopted citizen of the United States, who, in the late war for the I'nion. 
lirst served as Captain in the distinguished Firet Iowa Volunteers, then as 
Lieutenant-Colonel of the Fifth Iowa, then as Colonel of that noted command, 
from which, for the most intrepid gallantry and efficient conduct at the hattle 
of luka. he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General, in that capacity 
maintaining the reputation he had justly earned, and greath adding to it 
throughout all the campaigns and operations of (ieneral .Sherman to the 
\ ietory of Missionary Ridge, when' he was severeh woundeti. 

Resoh'eef, That the piu'e personal character, strict inili\ idual and political 
integrity, valor, and military services of (ieneral Mathies most jnstlv won tor 
him general respect whilst he was living, and entitle his memory to he cherished 
in the hearts of all good and jiatriotic citizens now that he is dead. 

[vS'/V«<v/ f>v the Coiiiuiifiec] 



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On motion of General Dodge: 

Resolved, That the report of the committee appointed to draft 
resohitions of respect to the kite General Charles S. Mathies be 
adopted. 

The committee appointed to report resolutions respecting Col- 
onel John J. Jones, presented the following report: 

Whereas, It has pleased Him above to take from among us our brave and 
honored comrade, Colonel John J. Jones, late Colonel of the Fortj -sixth 
Illinois; therefore be it 

Rrsolz'cd, That we revere his memorv, and remember \\\th pride his brave 
and daring deeds at Fort Donelson, Shiloh and other fields throughout the 
late war. 

licso/vrd. That we tender to his bereaved wife and friends the consolations 
of this organization. 

Rcsol-'cd, That a cop\' of these resolutions be fiU'nished to the widow and 
parents of the deceased. 

[ Signed b V the Com m it ice. ] 

On motion of (ieneral (iiles A. Smith: 

Resolved, That the report of the committee appointed to draft 
resolutions of respect to Colonel John J. Jones be adopted. 

Colonel Coleman, chairman of the committee appointed at the 
last annual meeting to report a design of seal and certificate of 
membership of the Society, reported that it had been impossible 
to get a meeting or conference of the committee, and that nothing 
had been done; and on his own motion 

Resolved, That the committee appointed to report a design for 
a seal and certificate of membership be discharged. 
On motion of General Potts: 

Resolved, That Generals Force, Ilickenlooper and Yorke be 
authorized as a committee to report to the Society a design for 
seal and certificate of membership. 

General vSanborn moved that before the resolution should be 
put to vote it be amended so as to read, " That the committee be 
authorized to adopt a design for seal and certificate of member- 
ship for the Society." 

General Potts accepted the amendment, and the resolution, so 
amended, was adopted. 

(jcneral Grier, chairman of tlie committee appointed to select 
the place for the next annual meeting of the vSociety, reported that 
the committee had not reached any conclusion, and desired an 
extension of time for considering the matter, and that the com- 



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mittc'c mii^ht confer with resident otlicers of ditlerent cities in 
\\ hich it would be desirable to hold the nieetin<j^. 

On motion: 

Resolved, That the report of the committee appointed to select 
the locality for holdin<^ the next annual meeting be accepted, and 
the committee is granted further time, according to the necessi- 
ties of the faithful performance of their duties in making such 
selection: and. when made, will report the same at once to the 
President. General John A. Rawlins. 

The committee appointed to report a design for a vSociet\' badge 
was called on tor a report. The chairman of the committee. Col- 
onel Joel, not being present, and not having made any report, 
Colonel Davton. next in order of the committee, stated that so far 
as he knew, the committee had never been called together for 
deliberation, and he had been unable to learn that anything had 
been done, and presumed there had not; and therefore asked, by 
reason of there being no probability that the committee appointed 
wouUl do anything, that the committee be discharged. 

l>y resolution of the v^ociety the committee \vas discharged. 

On motion of General Dodge: 

Resolved, That Generals Force, Hickenlooper and Yorke, the 
committee appointed to select and adopt a device for seal and 
certificate of membership, shall constitute a committee to adopt 
and report a device for a badge of the Society, and are instructed 
t(} incorporate in such de\"ice a representation of the corps badge 
of each corps that served in the Army of the Tennessee. 

General Hickenlooper. on behalf of the McPherson Monument 
Committee, was granted leave to read and tile his reptM-t of trans- 
actions for the past \ ear, as tolhjws: 



154 (Proceedings of the Society 

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON McPHERSON MONUMENT, 

Chicago, December 15, ISGS. 
General John A. Rawlins, 

Presidettt Societv of the Army of the Tennessee. 

Sir: — On behalf of the Committee on McPherson Monument, I have the 
honor to submit for the information of the Society the following report: 
The balance remaining in my hands Nov. 14, 1867, as per report 

submitted at our last annual meeting, ----- $3,i-i n 
Amount reported by General Leggett. ----- i>934 3- 

Amount reported by McPherson Monument Association of Clyde, 

Ohio, exclusive of $3,000 expended for grounds and improvements, 2,000 00 



Total reported on hand Nov, 14, 1867, - - - - ,$7,055 43 

Since that date I have received the following subscriptions: 
Nov. 18, 1S67 — Lieutenant Chas. E. Griffin, 

21, " Dr. S. P. Bonner, 
Jan'y 6, 1S68 — Captain J. S. Foster, . - - 

" iS, " Francis Skiddy, . . - 

" 20, " Colonel T. Reynolds, 

" 28, '• General W. E. Strong, ' - 
March 9, " Colonel L. M. Dayton, 
June 27, •' Colonel James Peckham, -, 
Sept. 23, " Colonel E. F. Winslow, 
Dec. 12, " Captain John Ried, 
Received from interest account, . - - . 



There having been no expenditures from this fund during the 
Aear, leaves balance in my hands, at this time, of 

I have received no information either from General Leggett or 
the McPherson Monument Association at Clyde, Ohio, which will 
enable me to give any definite information in regard to the funds 
in their hands. Supposing it has increased by accumulating interest 
only, (six per cent.), it will amount to not less than, in the hands 
of General Leggett, -------- 2,060 04 

And in the hands oi McPherson Monument Association of Clyde, 

Ohio, - - - 2,130 00 



25 


25 




5 


00 




5 


00 




1,000 


00 




56 


00 




300 


00 




100 


00 




35 


00 




18 


00 




ZZ 


00 




276 


74- 


-$1,853 99 




$8,909 42 


ring 1 


the 


,$4,975 10 



ISLiking the aggregate of ----- - $9,i'')5 14 

At oin- last meeting considerable enthusiasm was manifested by our members 
upon the subject of raising a sufficient sum to enable the committee to proceed 
Avith the erection of the monument. Various sums were pledged, and sub- 
scription blanks were given to twenty -two persons making such pledges, but 
only three of them have reported collections, viz: General W. E. Strong. 
Colonel Thonias Revnolds, and Colonel L. M. Dayton, 



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In reply to mv letters requesting information as to progress made in tliis 
matter, five of those persons answered, assigning various reasons for having 
neglected to carry out the good intentions expressed at St Louis — the remain- 
tier are unheard from. 

In conclusion. I can not too earnestly urge upon vou the necessity of further 
and more energetic exertion, and remind you tliat we, as a Society, have 
pledged ourselves to the erection of tliis monument. 

As the Army of the Tennes.see has never yet failed in anything it has 
undertaken, let us not do so in this, but put torth renewed eftbrts, and the 
result will add one more to the many achievements which we are proud to 
look hack upon. 

A. IIlCKEXI.OOI'ER, 

Secretary. 

At the conclusion of reading the report of General Ilickcnloopcr, 
he desired General Logan to express his views in regard to this 
siil)iect. which he did in the most interesting and feeling manner, 
eliciting the commendation of the members present. The mention 
of McPherson's name and that the Society proposed to assist in 
the election of a moninnent oyer his grave, was sufficient to claim 
the earnest attention of all. Colonel McMillan also made some 
remarks, approving the etlorts of the Society, and thought if a 
committee were appointed to solicit subscriptions in Xew York 
Citv. monev might be obtained there. 

On motion of General Hickenlooper: 

Resolved. That Colonel Charles R. McMillan, Colonel S. M. 
Howman. and Colonel G. G. Pride, be appointed a special com- 
mittee to solicit subscriptions in the City of Xew York, on belialf 
of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, in aid of tlie McPher- 
son Monument Association. 

On motion of (General X'oves: 

Resolved. That the most earnest thanks of the Society of the 
Army of the Tennessee are accorded to Mr. Francis vSkiddy of 
Xew York, for his liberal contribution of one thousand dollars in 
aid of the McPherson monument fund. 

\\. this point Lieutenant-General Sherman entered the hall, 
and was received, on presentation, with many cheers and raptur- 
ous applause. Learning what the point of business was that the 
vSociety was discussing, he stated that he had something referring 
to it and which he would at once engage in, if in order. 

Specially stating to the reporters present, that he had to speak 
of the prixale alfairs of (Jeiieral Mcl'herson and a yotmg lady to 



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whom he was engaged to be married, when killed, he requested 
the reporters to omit this subject in their reports, he said: 

Fellow-Soldiers : — I understand that the subject now com- 
manding your attention is that of the McPherson Monument. You 
recollect at the time McPherson was killed, he was engaged to a 
young lady whom he met at the house of Mr. Louis McLean. It was 
my good fortune to become acquainted with Mr. McLean in Cal- 
ifornia, in 1S46, and we both remained in that country until we 
became the respective heads of banking houses. Mr. McLean 
was a good Lhiion man. The lady was very accomplished, and 
now considered herself the widow of McPherson, and was gen- 
erally so recognized by Mr. McLean, with whom she li\ed in 
California. The other day, at St. Louis, I was called upon In' Mr. 
McLean, who had come there on a visit, and during the course of 
our conversation he told me that he had collected four thousand 
three hundred and fiftv dollars (.|4,3=;o) in California, as contribu- 
tion to the McPherson Monument fund, Init that his widow 
wished that the monument should be erected at West Point. 
Nevertheless, that if I could procure her consent, the amount 
should be forwarded for the Clyde monument. I immediately 
wrote the young lady a long letter, in which I stated the claims 
that Clyde, where the hero was born, had in the premises, and I 
have since received her consent that the money collected by Mr. 
McLean shall go toward the monument now erecting over the 
grave of McPherson. Mr. McLean has signified this fact to me 
in a telegram which T received on Saturday last, and will now 
read to you: 

New York, December i;.', ISGS. 
General W. T. Sherman, 

St. Louis, AIo. : 
You can reh' on the California subscription in my hands for monument to 
General J. B. McPherson, amounting to some four thousand three hundred 
and fifty dollars, ($4,350.) 

Loiis McLean. 

I now pledge to your association, for the use as named, that 
sum of money, and in doing so I will suggest that the selection of 
the monument and its erection be accomplished as soon as possible. 
[Cheers.] I need not tell you of McPherson's claims upon us, or 
how much I honored him and appreciated his nobleness as a 
gentleman, a soldier, and your commander, but I do think it a 



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modest memorial is erected over his grave now. with the nioiu-x 
we have, it will do him more honor than it" wc defer until years 
hence and erect one more costly. 

General vShennan desired further to say a few words in con- 
necti(jn with letters lie had. though not regarding the matter 
under immediate consideration, lie asked it as a privilege because 
he hail some engagements that woukl prevent his remaining 
during the regular course of business. He spoke of the lamented 
General Ransom in the strongest terms cjf approbation as a soldier 
and gentleman, and also read a letter from a Mr. Bridgeman of 
New York, in which he hopes the matter of erecting a monument 
to General Ransom will be looked to at this meeting. He sub- 
mitted the letters for consideration of the Society, and asked its 
members to do what the\ could in furtherance of the object. The 
letter reads: 

\k\v \'ork. Drrrmhrr S, ISIjS. 
LiKi tenant-General \V. T. Sherman: 

Dear Sir: — The remains of my friend (jeneral Ransom, who died at Rome. 
Cia., more than four years ago, were taken to Chicago tor interment, hy his 
request. The city that he loved, honored him as one so gaHant should lie 
honored at his burial, but if I mistake not, there is not a stone to mark the 
spot where he sleeps, and no movement on toot to place one there. It has 
occurred to me that some word might be said by some of the speakers at tlie 
reunion next week, that would incite to action the generous people of Chicago, 
who are going ahead so fast that they forget the past and need to have their 
Tiiemorv jogged. Certainlv that city should build a monument to one so braxe 
and noble, who has laid down his Hfe in their service. 

I am sure you will sympathize with what I have written. I hope you will 
excuse the liberty a stranger takes. I will only add, I am a friend of Mr. 
Healy, the artist. 

\'ery respectfully. 

\\'. 11. HRIIUiEMAN. 

General Sherman here spoke of Admiral Farragut ;iiid \'ice- 
Admiral D. D. Porter, presenting letters from them explaining 
why they could not accept his in\ itations and attend this reunion. 
Admiral Porter was at one time in command of the Mississippi 
Squadron, and worked in perfect harmony with the commanders 
of the Army of the Tennessee. His letter was wholK pri\;ite, 
and hut few extracts could be read from it, these, howex er. elicited 
much applause from the hearers. 

Admiral Farrairut's letter w:is read in t'ull. as follow s: 



158 Proceedings of the Society 

Dear General: — Your very kind letter of the 2nd instant, inviting' me to 
join your reunion of" the Western Annies, at their regular annual meeting, 
has just been received. To be present upon such an occasion, for the most 
excellent purpose of keeping alive and cementing more strongly the bonds ot~ 
friendship fomied in trials of fire and blood, and, in fact, every- hardship inci- 
dent to a war of the most desperate character that ever afflicted a nation, and 
through which their gallant leaders conducted them with such unparalleled 
success, from the mountains of the West to the ocean beach on the East, would, 
I can assure you, give me the greatest possible gratification, if it was only to 
experience the pleasure of hearing the soldiers of that grand army fight their 
manv battles over again and make their criticisin on the acts of their comrades, 
whilst I could — in my time I could — occasionally tell them how these affairs 
were looked upon by the different nations of Europe; how they had by their 
deeds astonished and aroused the admiration of the most distinguished military- 
men throughout the countries I have so recently visited; but I regret that it 
will not be in my power to visit the West this winter. I beg you to believe 
me, however, when I say that I fully appreciate your desire to receive me with 
vards manned, and the kind expressions of friendship which I can assure you 
I cordially reciprocate. I sincerely hope I may have the pleasure of meeting 
vou during next Spring, but my time is so much occupied at present that I am 
not able to make any engagements ahead. I am. General, 
Very sincerely yours, 

D. G. Farragut. 
Lieutexant-Gexeral Shermax, U. S. A. 
New York, December 5, 1SC,8. 

General Sherman now m;ule one more appeal to the members 
to hasten the movement toward erecting a monument to General 
McPherson, giving it as his opinion that we should secure all 
subscriptions and complete the whole during the coming vear. 
He was now done, and kindly thanking his listeners for the 
patience with which they had heard him, he withdrew, the mem- 
bers giving him rapturous applause and three cheers. 

Resuming the business under consideration, General Hicken- 
looper, on behalf of the committee, explained at some length the 
impracticability of fixing upon anv particular date upon yvhich to 
close the subscriptions. As the monument is to be erected nut 
alone for the present, but for future generations, the committee do 
not deem it advisable to be too hastv in concluding a long and 
laborious task. Their past efforts must be taken as an earnest ot 
what will be done in the future; while there is no doubt that the 
subscriptions pledged will be promptlv paid, the committee could 
not consent to go on and contract for the monument until the 
money necessary to pay for it is actually in their possession, or 



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imdtM" tlicir immediate control. The fund is steadily increasinj^. 
and in the opinion of the c>)nMnittee it would l)e liettcr to wait 
until the desired sum, tifleen thousand dollars ($1 :;.<xx)). can he 
ohtained, rather than erect a monument with the coniparativeh' 
small Sinn now on hand. As soon as the California fund and the 
Clvde Association sultscri]:)tions are jxiid in. the committees will 
l>e in a condition to act, hut even then ample time must he <>^iven 
them to advertise for plans, make their selection, and contract for 
the work. After which he re})orted the sul>scri])ti(>ns receixed 
tlurini; the j^resent meeting, as t'ollows : 



Colonel Ad. Sanders, 
Major O. D. Kinsman, 
Colonel F". H. Madenburg, 
General J. B. Sanborn, 
Captain L. F, Ross, 
General H. T. Reid, - 
Captain A. Barto, - 
General G. M. Dodge, 
Surgeon PUinimer, 
Lieutenant Francis Rutger, 
Captain Ed. Spear. 
Colonel J. H. Howe, 
Singeon A. E. Heighway, 
Cash, ----- 
General \V. E, Strong, 



% 5 cx) Captain E. \V, Lucas, - - $ 5 00 

5 00 Colonel L, II. \Vhittlese\\ :; 00 

10 CK) General C. E, Lippencot, - 5 00 

25 <x) Colonel H. Schofield. - 5 00 

10 00 General E. F Noyts, - - 10 00 

- 100 00 General J. W. Sprague, - 10 00 

5 00 Colonel John P. Hall. • - .S 00 

- 50 00 Major-Gen. John A. Logan. 150 00 

5 00 Colonel S. A. Slockdale, - 20 00 

5 00 Colonel John Logan, - 50 00 

!>, 00 Colonel Richard Rowett. - 10 00 

5 00 General Giles .\. Smith, - 50 00 

to 00 General L. E. Yorke, - - 2=; 00 

1 GO Colonel A. Sabine> - - ,SO 00 
^o 00 



And his statement was greeted with cheers. 

On motion of Colonel Davton: 

I^csohcd^ That the thanks of the Society are herehv accorded 
to Mr. Louis McLean, formerly of San Francisco, now of I^alti- 
more, for the assistance he has i^iven us throuijh Lieutenant-( ieneral 
Sherman in securing the California suhscription to he used hv 
our Society with its association fund, to place the McPherson 
monument over his remains, at Chde, Ohio. 

On motion of General Smith: 

Rcsohcd, That the report of the committee on McPiierson 
monument, as given hy General Hickcnloopcr, he accepted. 

The proceedings of the Society were again interrupted hv the 
arrival of Major-General Geo. H. Thomas, U. S. A., and President 
of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, who was greeted 
in a most kindly manner by rounds of cheers. It seemed to he 
A erv gratifvinjj incident to our Societ\' to lie visited b\ the 



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President of a kindred society — by one who had, during long" 
campaigns, so ably co-operated with their own eft'orts in the one 
common object. General Logan formally presented him to the 
Society, when he said: 

Soldiers: — As I belonged to the Army of the Tennessee for a 
short time, I hope you will permit me to make a few remarks. I 
am gratified to be so courteously received. Now at the present 
time there is a very interesting meeting of the Army of the Cum- 
berland, to which I especially belong, and I must be there to keep 
them in order. 

Three cheers were proposetl for General Thomas, and giyen 
with a will. 

The subject of a monument for General Ransom was then 
brought up by General Dodge, who urged the matter, and 
expressed the hope that some definite action would be taken. 

General Wallace referred to the letter of Air. Bridgeman, that 
had been read t(j the Society, and said that the remains of General 
Ransom are now deposited in Rose Hill Cemetery, the point 
selected for them, and that an association of the friends of General 
Ransom and citizens of Chicago were endeavoring to erect a 
monument to his memory, and desired the assistance of the 
Society. 

On motion tjf General Dodge: 

Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to confer with 
the citizen association of Chicago intending to erect a monument 
commemorating General T. E. G. Ransom; said committee to be 
Generals W. E. Strong, F. A. Starring, Ezra Taylor, Jos. Stockton 
and Colonel L. H. Whittlesey. 

On motion of General Giles A. Smith: 

Resolved, That the thanks of the Society are accorded as fol- 
lows: To the local committees who have had in charge the 
arrangement of this reunion, for their untiring exertions, judgment 
and skill displayed in contributing so largely to the success and 
pleasure of this meeting. To the Glee Club, that has done so 
much to enliven the occasion by their excellent singing. To the 
various railway companies who have carried our members to and 
from this meeting at reduced rates. To the citizens of this city, 
ladies and gentlemen, for their uniform kindness and courtesy, 
and their personal presence on appropriate occasions, to encour- 
acre and add to the interest of our meetinsfs. 



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Oil motion of (jcncral Wallace: 

Resolved, That the tlianks of the Society he com eyed to (ieiieral 
(iiles A. Smith, for the ahle. gentlemanly and dexoted manner in 
which he has presided at this meeting' \\ hile a \"ice-I*residcnt of 
the .Society. 

( )n motion: 

Resolved., That the thanks of the Society are tendered " The 
Chicago l^oard of Trade" for the great respect and deference that 
has heen shown In it toward those gathered here to participate in 
this reunion, in gi\ing the free use of their unequaled trade room t(; 
hold our hanijuet in, and tor adjourning their regular trade session 
this (lav. that the room might he prepared for us. and that this 
recognition of the same he communicated in writing. 

On motion: 

Resolved. That the thanks of the Society he tendered our dis- 
tinguished comratle (Jeneral W. W. Belknap for his ahle and elo- 
quent atldress, deliyered at the reunion ot the Societies of the 
.\rmies of the Tennessee, Cumherland. (ieorgia. and Ohio at 
Croshy's Opera House last cyening, in hehalf of this Society, and 
that the L\)rresponding Secretary he instructed to notify him in 
writing. 

(ieneral (irant \ isited the vSoeiet\' at this time, escorted hy the 
committee selected for that ))urpose. His entrance to the hall \yas 
the signal, and was followed hy the- most emjihatic enthusiasm 
and hursts of cheers. I'he Society and spectators entire, arose 
and stood to recei\e their old and First commander, under whose 
guidance the\' liad won so man\ yictories, and preseryed the 
nation to peace. In introducing him the President said: 

(li:N"ri.i;.MKX: — I ha\e the pleasure of presenting to you the 
President-elect, who has ]:)ro\ ed his faith h\ his works. 

He \yas receiyed with long and loud cheers, and in response 
said: 

(jKNri.i:.\iK.\ oi riiK Amn oi- rin: Tknnkssek: — M\ first asso- 
ciations in the heginning of the rehellion. through which we haye 
so happih passed, was with \ou. and with the other officers of the 
army who fought so gallantly with \()u. I am heartih' glad to he 
with you. 1 thank \ ou heartih' tor this reception. ;ind the country 
thanks you for your deeds. I am now sutfering from one of those 
neuralgic headaches with which I am periodically afflicted, and 



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which prevents me, even were I so incHncd, from sayhig anvthing' 
farther on this occasion. [Loud and prolonged cheering.] 

On motion of General Force: 

Resolved, That it is the opinion of the members present, that 
ofHcers who served in such parts of the Army of the Mississippi 
prior to its being consolidated with the Army of the Tennessee, 
but who were compelled to abandon the service by reason of 
wounds or disabling sickness, are entitled to membership in this 
Society. 

In the mean time. Generals Schofield and Cox, and Governors 
Oglesby and Marshall had arrived to visit the Societv. In response 
to loud calls General Schofield was presented and received with 
repeated cheers. He made a few remarks, devoted principally to 
a description of the joint movements of the grand armv under 
General Sherman from Atlanta to the sea, and of the other parts 
in the battles of Franklin and Nashville. At the conclusion cheers 
were again given him. 

General Sherman was loudly called on for a speech, and in 
response said: 

Gentlemen: — I have spoken to you already, and I will probably 
be engaged for eight hours to-night presiding at the banquet. I 
have manifested and always will manifest, a spirit of submission 
to the desires of my old army comrades, and will do so now. I 
wish, however, to preserve my voice and keep it as clear as possi- 
ble for use this evening. For these reasons I hope you will excuse 
me from making further remarks at present. [Applause.] 

Governor Oglesby was called for, and on being introduced by 
the President said, that he was a living specimen of the gratitude 
of the people to the soldiers. It was because he was a soldier 
that the people of the great State of Illinois had made him Gov- 
ernor. He was but a new member of the Societ}', but was glad 
to meet his associates. They came here for pleasant talk and 
associations. He thanked God that all political excitement was 
banished from the reunion and no political talk was attempted to 
be indulg-ed in. This was a reunion of good and patriotic men, 
who met to talk of past misfortunes and of a future bright with 
promise. The people feel proud of the soldiers and the soldiers of 
the people. From their distinguished Commander-in-Chief to the 
lowest in the ranks, all w^ere worthy of honor. This State was 



Of the Army of the Te:inessee. 163 

fortunate, fur more fortunate tlian her sister States, in Iteinji^ tlie 
scene of this gatherinj^^. The officers must feel tliey liave received 
<''ratitu(le enough, (irant. Sherman. Scliofield, Pope and Logan 
were sutHcientlv comphmented by the generous expressions of 
delight received from the people. | Turning to General Sherman. | 
Xoblc, good man. \ ou have saved xour countrv and the cause of 
human lihert\, and all honor to \<)U. He was not much of a sol- 
dier himself lie served one \ ear, and was wounded at the battle 
of Corinth, and believed it was that wound that gave him his 
commiseion as Alajor-General of vohmteers and the (Tovernoishi]) 
of this great State. He received a mortal wound but did not die. 
[Laughter.] With his brother Governors, Cox, Fletcher and 
^Llrshall, he was assigned his dutv and would receive his rations 
at the banquet to-night. The war did one gootl thing, as it would 
give them a grand, good, fit supper. [Laughter.] (ienerals 
Grant, Sherman, Thomas, and the balance of them would be at 
the ui:)per end of the tables, and the (jo\ernors take the butt end. 
He hoped to meet them all at 7 o'clock or before, himgry as bears, 
with emptv knapsacks, empt\ haversacks, and empty stomachs. 
[Laughter and applause.] 

(Tf)vernor I'^letcher, of Missouri, responded to calls, saying that 
he was proud of ha\ ing been a member of the ^Vrmy ot the Ten- 
nessee. Though he had left the arm\ before the close ot the 
rebellion, it was onl\ to assume the position of (joxernor of his 
State to which he had been called, and w heie he had ])ert'oiined 
dutv in the same cause that others had in the Held. 

Cieneral |. I). Cox and Governor Marshall were called upou for 
speeches, but both declined u])on the ground that they did not 
wish to occupx' the time of the Societv. that should be used in 
doing business. 

The regular proceedings oj" current business being again re- 
sumed, on motion of Lieutenant-Colonel Davton: 

RcsohcJ. That the sincere regrets of the Society are heieby 
expressed, at the absence from this reunion, of our worthy, accom- 
plished, and much esteemed President, l^revet Major-(ieneral 
J(jhn A. Paw lins. and that this resolution be communicated to him 
in writing by the Secretarw 

On motion of Colonel Pride: 

Ivcsolvccf. That the Secretar\ and Corresponding Secretary act 
as a committee to publish the proceedings of this meeting, tor the 



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members of the Society, one thousand copies to be printed and 
by them distributed. 

On motion of Colonel Pride: 

Resolved^ That the thanks of the Society are accorded Colonel 
Dayton, the Recoi'ding Secretary, General Hickenlooper, the 
Corresponding Secretary, and General Force, the Treasurer, for 
the able manner in which they have performed the duties of their 
offices. 

The Secretary informed the President, that under the present 
head of business, he had a communication from the Society of the 
Army of the Ohio, which should be acted upon before the Society 
adjourned. He was directed to read the communication referred 
to, which is as follows: 

Army Reiniox, Rooms Army of the Ohio, ] 
December 15, 18GS. \ 

Sir: — I have the honor to transmit lierewith, copies of resolutions, this dav 
passed bv the Society of the Army of the Ohio. I am, with n^uch respect, 
Your obedient servant, 

Jllius White, 
Sccrcfdry of the Army of t/ic Ohio. 
To Secretary of Society Army of the Tennessee: 

The resolutions were, as transmitted, as follows: 

Resolved, That a committee to consist of the President and the \'ice-Presi- 
dents of this Society, present in Chicago, be appointed to confer with the 
Societies of the Cumberland, the Tennessee, and the Georgia, relative to a 
union or consoHdation of the whole into one Society. 

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to confer with the several Societies 
of the Western Armies, relative to the time and place for holding the next 
joint reunion. 

Colonel Ilartsuff, Colonel Graves and Colonel Wheeler appointed as such 
committee. 

On motion of General Leggett: 

Resolved, That a committee of three, consisting of Generals 
Leggett, Force and Hickenlooper, be appointed to confer with 
any committees of other army societies relatiye to a consolidation 
of the various Societies of the Armies of the West into one 
society, also in regard to the time and place where these Societies 
shall hold their next joint reunion, but that said committee is 
instructed to inform such other committees with whom they may 
confer, that this society is opposed to any consolidation. 



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The President now announced that there was ni) more business 
to chiini further attention from the Society, but that it was read\ 
for the usual torm of adjournment. He, however, hojjed that 
when they separated, they would do so as the\ met. with the best 
feeling toward one another. They were now citizens who once 
were soldiei^s. Much tlic\ ha\e done has ijone to adorn lnstin\. 
but there is much they can do to make as bri<^ht a record in the 
luture. lie then dwelt teelin<^l\- and eloquently on the fallen 
bra\e. uri:jin<i^ his hearers never to forget the widows and the 
orphans of their dead comrades. The nation can pay its debt, 
[applause] but there is one debt it can never pay — the debt of 
gratitude it owes to the men who fell in her behalf. Thev should 
never be forgotten, but they and their children should be lield in 
fond remembrance, and willing hands be extended to aiil and 
relieve the widows and orphan.s. 

Music: — ".V/ar Spangled Banner." 

On motion; 

Beso/ved, That the Society now stand adjournecL 

L. M. Davtox, 

Reeording Serrefarw 

The following telegram was received after the Societ\' had 
adjourned, and is here given to show the interest manifested in 
the Society by our President: 

U.\XBi RY, Ct., Dcccnibcr /C. ISGS. 

GeXER.M. a. lIlCKENLOOPER, 

Corresponding Secretary Society of t/ie Ariiiv of the Tennessee: 
Please say to those of the Army of tlic Tennessee and of its comrade armies 
that while niv health is such as to prevent my being with them, I congratulate 
them upon their grand reimion. and hope their happiness \\\a\ be as great as 
the names present make the occasion distingui.shed. 

Jno. a. Raw I. ins. 
J'residerit Society .Irwv of the 'I'eiuiessee. 



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IN MEiMORIAM. 
Death of General Cassils Fairchild. 

It IS with t'eelings of" deep regret we announce the death of General Cassius 
Fairchild, one of our \'ice-Presidents, and United States Marshal of Wisconsin, 
Avhich took place at the residence of his father-in-law, Robert Ilaney, at 7 
o'clock A. M., October 24th, 1S6S, after a lingering illness, resulting from a 
wound received in defense of the tlag of his country. 

General Fairchild was born on the i6th of December, 1829, at Franklin 
Mills, (now Earlville,) Portage County, Ohio. He was a brother of General 
Lucius Fairchild, Governor of Wiscon.sin. and Charles Fairchild of Boston, a 
son of Hon. Jairus Fairchild, first Treasurer of the State of Wisconsin, first 
Ma^'or of the Cit\- of Madison, and a gentleman of fine abilit\', high character 
and great prominence in the earl\- historv of the State. Cassius came to 
Milwaukee in the year 1S45, with his imcle, Mr. F. J. Blair. Soon after his 
parents inoved to the same place, and resided there till the Spring of 1848, 
when they removed to Madison. He was Deputy Treasurer under his father, 
and was connected with him for years, in the mercantile business in that city. 
He was, for several terms, an Alderman, and for one year, President of the 
Common Council. In 1859 he was the Democratic candidate for the Legisla- 
ture, and w^as elected by a considerable majoritv. 

Cassius p'airchild was appointed Major of the i6th Regiment of Infantry, 
during the late \\ ar, promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on the loth of October, 
1861, and made Colonel of his regiment on the 17th of March, 1864. In the 
battle of Shiloh, while in command of a line of skirmishers, he was seriously 
wounded in the hip; hut as soon as his wound would permit was with his 
regiment, and remained with it until the end of the war, doing gallant service 
for the fiag he loved so well. When the war closed he was remembered 
among the deserving and gallant men, and breveted Brigadier-General. 

In 1866 General Fairchild was appointed United States Marshal for the 
District of Wisconsin, and remoxed from Madison to Milwaukee. It was 
believed that he had nearlw it" not quite, reco\'ered from the effects of his wound, 
but some months ago, a slight injur\- again developed it, and in a few days 
brought him to his bed. from which he has ne\er risen. At times, he has 
rallied, so that his friends huNc felt strong hopes t"or his recovery, but these 
hopes have been dissipated, and on tlie morning of the 24th of October, he 
sank gently to rest forever. 

There are few men whose death could create more painful feelings in the 
minds of the community than that of General Fairchild. As a gallant officer, 
as a high-minded and conscientious official, and as a noble-hearted social friend, 



Of the Ariny of tlie Tennessee. 167 

lie was universalh' known and respected, and his death will he sincereiv 
mourned bv all. 

There is — connected with the death of General Fairchild — a touchini:j inci- 
lient. When stricken down upon his bed of sickness, he was enjitajrcd to a 
\()uny; hid\ ol" Milwaukee, and the day for the inarriaije was set. When the 
cla\ arri\ed, he who expected to Ix' a hridcifrocjni \\ as prostrate, and the solemn 
taces of ]-)hvsicians told, in plain words, that there was little hope foi- his 
reco\er\-; that death had put forth a stronger claim tiian the altar; hut in this 
chamber of death, the two hearts which had loved so tenderly, and hail lookeii 
Ibrwai'd to so much of happiness on earth, were united. It was not the happ\ 
bridal scene which had been hoped for, and there were tears instead of smiles, 
but the hearts w hich had loved so well, were united. Now death has put foi-th 
its claim, and the household is left with a \acant chair, and with sad and achinj^ 
hearts. 

The funeral services took )ilace at St. Paul's church, Milwaukee, 'I'uesdav 
morning, October 27, 186S. The remains were taken to .Madison bv the 
morning train, the St. Paul Railroad Company having proxided a special car 
for the funeral party. A number of citizens accompanied the funeral from 
there. .\ large crowd was in waiting at the depot, and a procession of a mile 
of carriages followed the hearse, to which the Milwaukee Light (ruard acted 
as a guard of honor — to Forest Hill cemeterv. There the body was laid, 
beside his father and mother, to its last repose, with the beautiful and impres- 
sive service of the Episcopal Church, performed by Rev. Mr. Spalding, of 
(Jrace church, and Rev. Mr. Ashlev, of St. Paul's church. Milwaukee. The 
burial casket w as covered with many beautiful tioral oft'erings, in emblematic 
<Jesi'j:ns. 



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OPERA HOUSE MEETIXG. 

The several societies composing this grand reunion of ofHcers 
of the Western Armies, and which first gave it formation, had 
each, througli their President or otherAvise, selected an orator to 
address their respective societies at their reunions. 

The local committees of each society were charged with making 
all needed arrangements for the accommodation and entertainment 
of the societies. Upon consultation and consolidation of these 
committees, thev formed, from their memliers, an Executive Com- 
mittee, ^vhose duty it was to make all provisions for the societies. 

They secured the Crosby Opera House in which the orators- 
.should dcli\ cr their addresses, all during the same evening, fixed 
the programme for the evening's entertainment, and prepared the 
room for the reception of members and guests. Seats were pre- 
pared on the stage for the orators, special in\ited guests, distin- 
guished officers of the various and distinct armies of the entire 
army of the United States during the rebellion, and a large 
number of the members of the societies, leaving the entire 
auditorium to the other members of the societies and the citizens 
of Chicago that had l:)cen furnished with admission. 

Tuesday evening of the reunion, December i :;th, had been 
selected for the meeting, and 74^ o'clock appointed as the hour of 
commencing. 

It was an evening of great interest, and almost marking an era. 
The desire to witness the exercises was very great, and beside the 
\vorld-\vidc renowned Generals, the invited guests, the officers of 
the armies forming the societies, all valiant veterans and distin- 
guished, there were in the audience, the beauty and grace, the 
educated, talented, and prominent people of Chicago. 

Seldom, if ever before, in this or any country, has there been 
such an assemblage of people. The demand for tickets so great 
that hundreds of seats, even in that great room, had been impro- 
vised, and vet other hundreds were willing to take promenade 
tickets. 

The da\- had been spent in the business meetings of the socie- 



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ties, and in grectinj^^s and fricMidlv exchanges of good will between 
old comrades, old camp-fire anecdotes had been told over again, 
the new e\{)erieiK"es since the "muster out," and the iiu|iiiries 
about comrades liad been made, tlie pleasant feature, probably, of 
the reunion; and now all were eager to hear what was to be 
said b\- the chosen speakers in i)ublic. 

Long before the hour tor opening, this throng began to assemble 
and occup\ their seats, the (jreat Western Light Guard Band 
})la\ ing meanwhile. Whenever the most distinguished officers 
entered and occu]:)ietl their places u})on the stage, they were 
greeted with cheeis. and \vhen (Jeneral (Jrant made his appearance, 
the entire audience, amidst loud and continuous cheering, rose to 
their feet in true respect. 

No greater distinguished and honoied ])art\' has been assembled 
than were seated upon the stage at this meeting. They together 
had shared the dangers, received the honors of a successful wai;, 
and saved our countr\' from ruin b\' usurpers. 

There were the well known faces of Generals Grant, Sherman, 
Thomas, Schofiekl, Slocvmi, Logan, Cox, A.J. Smith, ]\IcDowell, 
Terry, Pope. ILunilton, Wilson, Wallace, Belknap, Ilurlbut, Cruft, 
Morgan, Cogswell, vStoneman, Gresham, Giles A. Smith, Willich. 
Walcutt, Fearing, IVIorgan L. Smith, Force, Noyes, Leggett, and 
man\' others equalh- illustrious. 

vShortlv after the hour of commencing, Major-General George 
LL Thomas, President of the Society of the Army of the Cumber- 
land, who was selected b\- the Executive Committee to preside 
over this part of the reunion, called the meeting to order and 
addressed the societies as follows: 

C()Mi{.\i)i:s oi- Till-; Armiks oi- tiik Tknnksskk. Ci'MHi-:Ki..\\n. 
Ohio, .vnd Gkohgi.v: — Having been selected to preside over 
this interesting meeting. I take this occasion to tender my most 
heartfelt tlianks for the honor conferred upon me. 

As a gootl deal of time has already been spent in arranging 
your seats, we will now proceed to the business before the meet- 
ing, in its regular order. 

First: — '-Reveille!'' 

This was performed bv Drum-Major Xevins. of the 19th 
Blinois Infantrv, assisted bv four others, in most admirable style. 
The effect upon the soldiers this piece of music produced, is not 



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describable. It warmed the hearts of many present, and brought 
to mind the scenes of many camps well remembered. Cheer 
upon cheer \vas given the old familiar reveille, a welcome sound 
and visitor, as it awakens none of us now. 

The President now introduced Lieutenant-Gencral Sherman, 
who had been selected to deliver the address of welcome to those 
officers forming the societies, and the invited guests, members of 
other armies. On arising from his seat. General Sherman was 
greeted with enthusiastic cheers, Avhich ha^■ing sulisided he said: 

SPEECH OF GENERAL SHERMAN. 

Fellow Soldiers: — It is made mv pleasant dutv to address to 
you this evening words of welcome to the feast that will be spread 
before vou. From the citv and countrv, from the town and village, 
you have come together, the representatives of four of those grand 
volunteer armies which responded to our country's call in her 
hour of danger, fought her battles, sometimes side liy side, some- 
times far apart, vet alwavs in unison, [cheers] and then, at her 
bidding, returned to your homes as farmers and mechanics, as 
artisans and citizens. 

After a short rest -vou ha^•e again asscmliled. to stand as it were 
upon a high pinnacle, to look back across that ^vide valle\' wherein 
you struggled so long, to point out to each other the spots of 
greatest interest, and to live o'er again the hours and days and 
months of deepest anguish or of jov. 

I know that you have laid aside forever the feelings of animos- 
ity and anger, then so natural and proper, and that vou have 
dropped into oblivion all the little jealousies and rivalries of the 
hour. ["Hear," "hear."] Ycni now stand here with hand extended 
to every soldier in the land [applause], whether he belonged to 
your regiment or division; whether he served in your army or 
another; whether upon the land or the sea, pro\idetl only, he 
fought for the Union of our fathers [great applause] and the flag 
of our whole country. [Applause.] No mere feeling of self- 
glorification now animates vou, but a just pride in your own actions 
and a deep, intense love for the comrade who stood b\' your side 
in the day of battle, and shouted with you in the hour of victory. 
[Cheers.] Happily, my friends, you did not belong to that class 
of our people in whose very youth were planted the pernicious 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 1 7 1 

(loctrinc that the highest allc<^iancc was due to the phice of l)irth 
or o\ residence, and that a citizen sliould love a part of liis coun- 
try better than the whole. [Ciieers.] ^'ou were reared in a better 
school, and tauLjht lo re\ ere the Constitution of your whole 
ct)untrv. and to helie\ e that under its wise and genial influence 
man would here attain the largest measure of security and happi- 
ness consistent \\\\.h the general safety. We believed, that by the 
law of majorities anil frec[uent resort to the ballot-box. we had 
discovered a panacea to the ills that had from earliest history 
afflicted the human tamih'. and that we shouUl escape the conflicts 
and ra\ ages which ^\ar had caused in all precetling ages. J5ut we 
were doomed to realize that we formed no exception to the gen- 
eral rule, that minorities would not always submit to so peaceful a 
decree, and that we. too. must Hght to maintain the privileges of 
our birthright. 

Vou may search histor\ in \ain for a more flagrant \ iolation ol 
faitii. a more causeless breach of a national compact, than those 
which resulted in our civil war. Never before \vas an unwilling 
people so ruthlessh, so needlessly dragged into a long and bloody 
conflict; and ne\ er before was a (ioverument so utterly un]5re- 
pared for it. All attempts to avoid its outbreak were charged to 
C(nvardice. and the whole civilized world was made to believe that 
that -'bright particular star." which had for a time shown so clearly 
in the western Hrmament, had sunk forever, and that the fair 
fabric which had been dedicated to libertw had \ anished as a 
dream before the first storm of jxission that had assailed it. 

Here at home reason was unseated, the law s were derided and 
scorned. The i)ublic propert\- was seizetl antl appropriated as 
though it were a waif upon the ocean. Good men exery where 
begged and implored for a little forbearance, offering the blank 
sheet w hereon to write their own terms of compromise, and were 
answered back with insult. The orator wasted his elocpience in 
vain; the statesman exhausted his last peaceful remedy, and then, 
and not till then, did war. tiie last arbiter of kings and peoples, 
assume absolute dominion o\er this great land of freedom, jdreat 
applause.] 

The \()lunteer soldier stepped ujion the arena and oiVereil his lite 
and his services to defend and maintain the CJovernment against 
all its enemies and oppressors whomsoever. He swore the oath 
that rebellion and anaicln should not rule this land of ours, but 



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that liberty, justice and law should be [cheers] restored to their 
rightful thrones. He has kept his oath, and we now again behold 
our good ship of State, full-rigged, once more on her destined 
course toward the Future which is hidden from all mortal eyes, 
and the flag is still there [cheers] unchanged — "not a star obliter- 
ated, not a stripe dimmed;" that same old flag that we have 
followed so often in the glare of the scorching sun, by the moon's 
pale beams, and the lurid light of the blazing pine-torch. [Ap- 
plause.] Shall I not, then, claim for you, who represent this ideal 
volunteer, the higher honor — yea, the highest honor that is con- 
ceded to mortal on earth? 

You can easily recall how long the war seemed to us in its 
progress, but how short now, looking back upon it after a period 
of little over three years. How inconceivably short, then, will it 
appear to those who a hundred years hence will grope through the 
pages of histoiy to learn of the events and causes that led five 
millions of our people to rebel, when no single act of oppression 
or tyranny was even alleged! [Applause.] We owe it to them, 
while still in the vigor of life and health, to record the part we 
played in this grand drama of life, with the motives and feelings 
that actuated us through its various stages. 

Many a time and oft you have lain upon the bare ground, with 
no canopy above but that of heaven, with its hosts of glittering 
stars, and I know you dreamed of a time to come, like this, when 
seated in security and peace, surrounded by admiring friends, von 
would be crowned with a tiara of light such as now hangs over 
your heads. Accept this, then, as the fruition of vour dream, and 
enjoy the hour. [Cheers.] 

Four of your comrades, one from each of the armies specially 
represented here, will address you, and will tell you of the deeds 
30U have done. Give them a willing and attentive ear, and when 
you go back to your homes tell them all that these armies though 
dispersed in the flesh, yet live in the spirit as strong and enthusias- 
tic as they were four years ago, when in the very death grapple 
with the enemies of our country and of civilization. [Cheers.] 

And now, in the name of the committee that has made these 
preparations, I extend to you all a cordial greeting — to the veteran 
of '61, to the recruit of '65, yea, to the convert of the very last 
hour of grace. [Cheers.] 

In the name of the people of Chicago, who have provided the 



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means, I bid ^•()u welcome, and assure \"()u that a seat awaits nou 
;it everv fireside. And in the name ot'everv jjatriot in the land I 
<;-ive \()ii welcome, and tell \ on that the Ii<;htninn"s ilash is not 
swift enou<^h to satisfy their \earninL;' hearts to know what is 
done here this niij^ht. [Cheers.] 

The presence of the men ahout me, tlieir hiL;h ofHce, and tlie 
duties the\' have left to be with \o\\ here, all attest the interest 
and ^-randeur of this occasion, and in their names, too, comrades 
all, I bid \()U thrice welcome. 

This address was listened to with much interest; it was deli\- 
cred in an impressive manner, and brought from the audience 
loud commendations of applause; but it speaks for itself to all 
who read it. 

Following third in order, the President announced a song, 
"America," bv the (llee Chd), and the audience were recpiested to 
join in the chorus, w hich was done, to the number of some hun- 
dreds, with heartv good will. 

The President then announced the next in order to be an 
address bv General W. \\^. lielknap, orator in behalf of the 
Societv of the Arm\' oi the Tennessee. On being introducetl he 
was warmlv receivetl with cheers. He spoke as follows: 



SPEECH OF GENERAL BELKXAP. 

Soldiers of the Armies of ihf CiMni;Ki..\xn, oi- the 
Ohio and of Georgia; Comk.vdks oi-- 111 k .Vkmy or the 
Tennessee: — It all seems like a dream I The insult to the flag; 
the President's call for troops; the great uprising of the people; 
tlie unfurling to the breeze from every mast and stafl' and spire of 
the North, of the nation's emblem; the enthusiastic meetings of 
the men of all classes to derive means in that solemn hour to strike 
a blow for union and save the nation; the prompt response of the 
voung men of the land; the muster-in of the armed hosts; tlie 
waving of handkerchiefs, and the handshakings at parting, and 
the last kisses of the loved; the first battles in the \\'est; the 
eager demand for men; the victory at Fort Donelson, \vhere 
began the public life of a new leader of the nation; the field of 
Shiloh, with its bloody victory seized from defeat; the gradual 



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opening of the father of floods; Vicksburg with its memorable 
seige; the return home as veterans of those who but a short time 
bcfcjre hatl left as untried youths; the proud consciousness of the 
truthful soldier as he told of his deeds afar ofl:' in the wars; the 
return to the field; the flankings and fightings of our great captain 
aroimd Atlanta, until it was "ours and fairly \yon;" the sudden 
departure, as turning their backs on home, the \rtcn of this army 
made their march to the sea; Savannah and its pleasant holidays 
of rest; the seemingly unceasing swamps of Carolina; the toil- 
some march to Raleigh; the welcome words of the announcement 
which told of the surrender *)f the flower of the armies of the 
South; the joy of that happy hour turned to gloom, as the hushed 
intelligence of the death of the nation's chief was broken in low 
words to the men: the final march to Washington; the grand 
review at the National Capital, the last order, and the w^elcomed 
muster-out — all these memories seem not like memories, but like 
the faint glimpses of an imagined picture, as panorama-like it 
passes before the eye, and leaves here and there an impress, and is 
gone like the half faded recollection of something that we have 
seen, and ^■et, at times, can scarce believe that we have witnessed. 
And as day after day, in the quiet walks of civil life, he who was 
a soldier pursues those duties which are so different from the 
routine of military life; the meeting with a comrade, the sound of 
a Aoice \\ hich he has heard on distant fields, reminds him of the 
days \\'hen by the camp-fires, and with his comrades of the 
bivouac, care was banished in anticipation of a future of victory 
and peace. And then the vision vanishes and breaking upon him, 
the realized truth thrills his heart with the treasured memory, that 
he was once a volunteer soldier (jf the Armv of the Tennessee. 

And yet again as he turns the pages of his little journal and 
reads the hasty jottings of his army notes, he can scarce believe 
that of those scenes his eyes were witnesses; that of those sounds 
of artillery his ears were hearers; that on the march his ste|:f gave 
its pai't to the universal tramp, and that in all of which he writes, 
he \yas an actor. 

It all 8oenis like a di'eain! 



As the exile from home and friends, after years of separation, 
teels his heart bound with joy as his eyes once more rests on the 
familiar faces of honored friends and the cherished scenes of 



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earlier days, so arc \vc. my comrades, conscious that to-niyht our 
<^-listciiin<^- eyes tell ot" the happiness of this meeting;-; oui^ hounding- 
hearts heat hi<^h in re;iie:nhraiiee of the proud deeds achie\ ed h\- 
the armies of the Union; our hands are clasped with that earnest- 
iiiess of soldieiK tViendsliip w hieh oid\- intercourst- anionjj;' scenes 
of peril and hardship can insure, and our words tell oi" tliosc (hi\s 
when lite was nu>re earnest because we spent its hours w hei'e 
death was a constant companion, and wJiere his presence lurlsed 
in the j^leam of ever\' «^un; where the realities of hardshij) scaice 
made an impression, so like a luxur\ did e\ er\ fa\()r seem; w here 
a blanket was a sumptu(nis bed; where the repose of the soldier at 
niii^ht was made none the less refreshing by the reflection that 
perhajis by reveille he might "sleep a sleep which knows no 
waking" here. And a.s \\e re\i\e these memories and recall these 
scenes, there cluster aroimd us the recollection of those days, then 
imapprcciated, but now dear by the associations which gather 
^iround them, as our aiMnies fought for the national life ami y>\\\ 
forth their energies to preserve its liberties. And as the trials and 
hardshi])s endured are recalled, how can we fail to l)e lost in 
wonder at the fortitude and iaithful l.»i-a\er\-; the energ\ and 
unflagging devotion; the persex erance and untiring zeal, which 
promj)ted tlie moven\ents and ner\ed the arms of that remarkal)le 
bod\- of men who formed the \ olunteer soldiery of tiie armies of 
the Tuited States. 

Doubts had entered the minds of nsany as to the ])ossibilil\ 
•of procm'ing the men in numliers sufflcient to form an arm\ of 
the power and eflicienc\ desired, e\ en were the means at hand t(t 
•equip and arm it; but that dmd)t dissolved, when tVom e\ er\ 
hamlet, and \ illage, and city, from e\ei-\- farm and lireside, flocked 
the noble hearts to do their countr\"s bidding, 'idle mechanic left 
iiis bench; the farmerd)oy his tield; the student threw aside ins 
books; the briefs of the law\er were forgotten; the ph\ sician \k-\\ 
the bedside of the sick; the naerchant closed his accounts, and the 
•ease of (piiet life was abandoned b\ the man of leisure. .Ml, with 
one will, fell into line at the call of tl:eir country. From all of 
these occupations and pursints; fiDm all these habits of thought 
.and ])ractices ol Hie ^\ as to be nu>ulded an arni\. the ])ow fi' of 
which no man had concei\ed; the mighty influence of whicli no 
man had measured; the combined achievements of which no 
j)roj:»het had j)redicted, for it was left for the armies of the W'l-st 



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to write their own histories; to carve their deeds in letters of life 
on the unbroken columns of their country's union, and to send 
down to the future, forever to be unforgotten, the names of those 
men who, us the leaders of that mighty host, had made themselves 
immortal. 

"As the dnims beat they gathered." 

Here one and there another, and then a company of two or 
three. Beneath the protecting banners of their fathers, as its con- 
secrated folds floated in the breeze, with hearts beating with the 
earnestness of vouthful patriotism, and with hands ready for the 
task, thev fastened in the faith those who had once been doubtful, 
and the flag of the land, touched by the breath of heaven, seemed 
now to give token, more signally than ever, that while with its 
blended colors it was the flag of the Union, it was also the flag of 
the free. Back to those firesides many of them never marched 
again. 

There are times when the hearts of men are more easily touched 
than at others. When the feelings of our better natures tire of the 
burdens of active life and turning to more peaceful scenes yield 
to the quiet influences of home. Thus it was in the solemn time 
of the soldier's departure. Family and friends and fireside were 
to be left and thoughts of them coming between him and his 
dutv made the brave man weak. The tear of aftection's farewell 
dropped down the cheeks of those whom he loved so tenderly, 
but it was not the tear of regret. The arms of woman's love was 
twined around those manly forms, but they pressed them not to 
stay; the sincere expression which marked the last benediction of 
those endeared to them b\- all the ties of kindred and of family, 
only assured the soldier of the intensity of that devotion which 
gave him up that the land might live. And when this was all 
over and he had gone; his form erect and strong, his step firm and 
soldier\ , but ill-concealed the grief which truly attested the sorrow 
of the parting. Though that fireside may be desolate and lonely, 
and that form be alwavs missed, those whom he left will remem- 
ber that he died manfully where heroes love to die, and though 
that parting was the last, with theirs the tears of thousands mingle. 

On us who daily witnessed their eflorts and under whose eyes 
their labors came, the uncomplaining patience, and the untiring 
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stamp. Though ot'tcu guided hy ainhition. yet ot'tcu forsaken li\ 
hope, though soHcitous for ad\ cinccment and desirous of position. 
\et. in the midst of tlisappointment he was e\ ei" (hitiful. In the 
\\ear\ watches of the night he jxTfomis his lahois on the pieket- 
post taitht'ulh' and welL On the tiresome maich: on roads soft 
with mud for miles, and dee]) with water, he strt)de aUjng. Losing 
sleep w lien nature was \\ ell nigh exhausted: after a weary day's 
mareh contentetl with a meal which a ha\ersack allorded him; 
ami among all the trials and perplexing mishaps of his soldier lite, 
unforgetful of his dut\ to his country, and striving to do it, though 
to him she seemed, sometimes, thankless and ungratefid. The 
winter's cold was to him as nothing, for his frame had hecome 
inured to it under the pitiless storms of his northern hi)me. The 
severe heats of a southern sun heat upc)n him, hut they seemed onl\ 
to renew his fainting energies, and to render his step more firm. 

Though the arm\"s road la\- through woods which hefore w ere 
pathless, the spirit and will of its leatler clove a way through w hicli 
this armv marched: and its track through the South was tollow ed 
where the axes of the hard\ pioneers of the corps of Dodge and 
of Logan and of Blair hlazed the path of the Army of the Ten- 
nessee to victorv. Through those dark swamps, where the rank 
growth of tangled hriers and thorns formed a harrier to his pro- 
gress, he moved, regardless of their presence; across large tracts 
where the treacherous earth yielded to the moving mass, lie 
we;iril\ la')ored as the lengthened trains of the ad\ ancing columns 
were lifted from the quicksand and sent on their way. 

What the pri\ate soldier of this arni\- endured the world will 
ne\ er know. We recall th:it skirmish line ad\ancing troni point 
to point, until the sharp cracking of occ:isioiial rifles is lost in the 
opening crash of the conflict. We rememher those riile ])its so 
closeh under the tire of the enemy that the snapping of a twig 
or the rustling of a leaf would he the signal of death: those lines 
of hattle in the face of the foe; those emhrasures from which the 
thundering artiller\- sent its messengers screaming to the trout, 
and those frecpient cannonadings which, with hursting shell, 
covered the divisions: and we seem to hear the shouts and yells 
of the men, as in the heat of the action. ralKing h\ the side ot the 
flag which, to the fighting soldier, among such scenes shines with 
renewed lustre, the faint-heartetl grew strong, and the faltering 
were ner\ed amid tlu' ha \()C of the hattle. We recall this at Shiloh, 



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when, on the first day, the national flag wavered before the 
advancing attacks of that well-appohited army; when, on the 
second day, under the eye and cool leadership of their first com- 
mander, they swept to defeat those who had claimed to be defiant 
victors; at Corinth, where the lirightncss of the deeds of valor 
performed bv the enemy was dimmed by the mistaken cause for 
which they fought; at Vicksburg, where, in charge after charge, 
the men marched like men, at the blazing mouths of the guns; 
and at Atlanta, where again and again on July 22nd, 1S64, flanked 
and turned, they foaght from either side, and both sides, and 
all sides of the works, and won the victory in a manner peculiarly 
western. 

And when the contests were over; when the sounds of strife 
wei'e hushed, and only the low moans of the wounded or the breath- 
ings of the dying touched the ear, we remember that, among those 
scenes of suffering our wounded comrades lay with scarce a murmur. 
Among all our visits to the hospital we can remember the resigned 
and patient conduct of those who had been stricken down. The 
hand of affection was not there to smooth the soldier's pillow. 
The tender caresses of the loved ones at home were missed from 
the field-hospital. The hands which nursed them, though 
prompted bv kindly hearts, were rough; but from tlie lips of the 
dying heroes came no words of complaint and no repining, save, 
at times, the manly regret that they could do no more for the 
country and its cause. The blood of many of the best and bravest 
of the Army of the Tennessee moistened the soil of the South, 
the bones of many of our comrades whitened the battle-fields of 
the war. On field and hill and plain their graves were made — 
by the banks of the Tennessee, beneath the cliff's of Lookout 
Mountain, under the frowning heights of Kenesaw, and here and 
there along the line of march, until, for some, the sea sounds forth 
a requiem. Peace to their ashes — remembered be their lives and 
deeds, while we willingly pause in our pleasures to drop a soldier s 
tear on the honored graves of the early dead. They lie there in 
companies, battalions, and divisions, and side by side with the 
private soldier the true and tried leader fell in death. 

"Their swords are rust, 
Their good steeds dust. 
Their souls are with the saints, we trust." 

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thcv (lid; and as a body of energetic, enterprisin<)f and resistless 
men. achie\ ed tor themselves and their army a name which will 
live as lonjj; as the land lasts, tor whose liberties they f'oui^iit: tor 
the\ commanded the prompt apjjrobaticm oi' their leaders, and 
ehallen;4ed the admiration of the people, while the astonished 
militar\- leatlers of" otlier nations, wraj^ped up in theoi'ies ot" llicii- 
own as io the formation of armies, paused in their perusal ot' the 
historv t)f the rebellion, surprised by the reality. And. after it 
was announced that the cause of the .South was a lost cause, and 
the shell of the Confederacv was crushed; after the army of 
Northern Virginia had surrendered to our first commander, and the 
rebel armv of Tennessee to our second; after the head of the rebel- 
lion, followed bv the cpuck eye, and pursued by the cavalry ot the 
untiring Wilson, yielded to capture, baffled, disct)mfited and lost — 
what a sight it was for the contemplation of the world, as the armies 
of the Union, passing i;i re\ iew before their leader and l)etore the 
nation's executive, tiled off to tlieir homes, and calmly, peacefully 
and gladlv returned to the cpiiet walks of civil life. In no other 
land could such a scene be witnessed. Years betoie the citizens 
of the republic liad become her soldiers; her youth had become 
her men. and the smoke of the marches of military life had hidden 
from tlieir \iew the green fields of other days, but as the cloud 
lifted it re\'ealed the men of the armv who had survived tlie shock 
of war, dropping the weapons of the conflict and the button ot 
raidv. and eflacing all traces of the contest in the industrious 
avocations of life. ^\s (piickh' as arms had been taken up. as 
prompth' were the\ laid aside; and. almost imperceptibly, witli 
the last roll of the drums of the rebellion, an army ot" strength 
and power and numbers was dissolved without commotion. 

.As they were mustered out, hearts which throbbed heavily with 
anguish during their absence, bounded with jov at their approach 
— the t"aces of the aged, marked b\ the anxiety of separation, as 
well as by the touch of time, kiiulled with the old smile as the 
hour ot reunion came, and clasped in the close embrace of those 
around whom the best aflections of his heart clustered — mothers, 
wives, sisters and lovers, the soldier of the army, exultant in his 
well-earned fame, received the ricli re\\ard he had won so worth- 
ily. What though his marclies had been long antl wear\. his 
rations sometimes scant and ):)oor. his liattles bloody, and his hard- 
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history of the campaign in which he bore a part; not a word 
would he blot from the orders which told the congratulations of 
his chief; and nt)t a leaf would he pluck from the wreath of renown 
in which these very struggles and trials were woven. In the 
hearts of the people his reputation was fadeless, for while to the 
nation he was the defender of her liberties, the character and 
conduct of the American volunteer were the wonder of the 
world. Wherever we go, these men are found now in all the 
labors that industry invites; and as they were good soldiers, so 
now thev honor the paths they tread in civil life. In the presence 
of this dissolved army the public men of other nations stand in 
astonishment. That hundreds of thousands of men, untaught in 
war, would so suddenly become a skillful army, and as suddenly 
return again to the workshop and the office and the farm, sur- 
passed even the expectations of the well-wishers of the land, for 
the occurrence stood without a parallel. As the young republic 
emerged from these trials, her leaders sent to nations far beyond 
the Atlantic lessons in the art of war. 

There was a feature of the Western Armies which has been 
remarked, and which, though personal to every soldier of the 
corps and divisions represented here to-night, is yet an honest 
cause of proud satisfaction to us all — 'that the unity of their 
actions, the harmony of their counsels, and their combined eftorts 
to conquer, were not impaired or weakened by internal feuds nor 
tarnished b\- unsoldierly jealousy. In the personal valor, in the 
soldierly honor and persistent energy of their comrades of the 
armies of the Cumberland, the Ohio and of Georgia, the army of 
the Tennessee ever had firm reliance. Shoulder to shoulder with 
them thev passed through the Atlanta campaign, and with joyful 
ears listened to the salute of exploding magazines, which told that 
the 2oth Corps were entering the city; and on the great march 
from the "Gate City'" of Georgia to the coast, the soldier of the 
West knew that when trouble came the soldier of the East, 
adopted into this Western host, would find no word like "taif 
written in his orders. 

The leader of one of those armies has been chosen to represent 
his constituents in the National Congress; another, with the ability 
which has ever characterized him, presides over the Department 
of War, and the other is always faithful to duty, true to his trust 
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]ilicatc(l command, or as wlicn the fate of tin- ^\\•st^.•rn Anm 
tiuivcrcd in the hahincc. coo!l\" stcmniin^- tlic tiilc nt'liattlc hi' l)rat 
l)ack thr iX'hcl liost, cnishfd and coiniucrcd. .staiiijjiiiL;- liiiiiself as 
the determined soldier, whom the piide ot" state couhl not allure: 
whose name, soldiers of the Ann\ (if the Cumberland, is told to 
the N'outh ot the land as the sNiionvm of ]:>urest ])atrit>tisni, \u\\\ 
own beloved commander, Thomas, the rock ot' Chicamauj^a. 

^Vnd this characteristic was not confined to the armies, as armies, 
but between corps, divisions ot' the corps, and bri<^ades of the 
divisions, extending to smaller organizations, the feelinii^ existed; 
and attached tofjether on the bad<>-e of our commander ma\' be 
seen the acorn of the 14th, the cartridi^e-box of the i:^th, the 
arrow of the 17th, the star of the 20th and the shield of the i^rd 
corps, suj^gestive emblems of the complete orj^^anizations, united 
like the commands they represented. Between the corps of the 
Army of the Tennessee existed that perfect unity of feelinj^- which 
showed them to be self-reliant, and still dependent each on the 
other, for each knew that neithei' would take an advance which 
the othei' would not tollow. Uetween them, generous rivalrv 
])romoted military union. Their perfect faith in the arm\"s chief 
never wavered; and when, as the enemv was developed, the com- 
mencing skirmish grew into an actual battle, McClernand's and 
Ord's 13th corps opened a way through the enenn in its t'ront, 
Ilnrllnitand Dodge's i6th was a wall of fire, the arrow of Blair's 
17th went surely to its mark, while the cartridges of Logan's 15th 
dealt death with their ine\itable fort\' rounds. It was this 
})atriotic faith which made the engagements of these armies so 
jjrominent among successes of the rebellion, and gave them a fame 
as uns])()tted as it is enduring. 

And now comrades of the Armv of the Tennessee, we willinglv 
weave the cvpress with the laurel that enshrines the memories of 
the thousands of our own command, whose \ alor in action. e\er 
conspicuous, remains remembered, though their last tight has been 
fought, and their camp is with a command higher than an\ the\ 
ever served with here. W'e do not number them, nor can we tell 
of all, but drums will cease to beat and Inigles to blow, ere their 
examples be lost. Their military life is written. Thi' lecords of 
the rebellion have closed their pages for them, but while there 
surxives one of his dixision he will recall tlu' form and t'eatnies of 
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tlie excitement he gave his whole soul to the cause. Like us, the 
people of his State protect his memory, and in every house and 
home upon its prairies his honored name is a household word. 
The sons of Illinois fail to find at their gatherings, the form of 
their loved Ransom. With a heart as gentle as a woman's it was 
yet full of that old Roman fire, which gathering its inspirations 
from the martial scenes which surrounded it, gave to his mild eye 
unwonted light, and to this noble, gentle man the mein. and 
attitude, and aspect of the born soldier. Both of them survived 
manv hard-fought fields to die a. death so unwelcome to a soldier 
— the one surrounded bv friends at home; the other away from its 
comforts and attentions, w'ith his last hours soothed by those, who, 
on his staff' had learned to love him; but to the last, both remem- 
bered the companions of their campaigns, and with the final 
beatings of their hearts sent to us all, the soldier s last farewell. 
Since our last meeting another one has gone, wdio, but twelve 
months ago with us listened to the address of our chief, at our 
annual meeting — an officer of our Societv, one of its Vice-Presi- 
dents — he gave its interests attention, and was a prompt attendant 
at its meetings. His wound received at Shiloh. apparently yield- 
ing to treatment, \vas graduallv sapping the foundations ot his 
life, and. with the sons of his .State, we lament the absence ot 
Wisconsin's Fairchild. 

And while we cannot tell of all, we remember that there is yet 
another. Near his boyhood's home at Clvde, Ohio, rests all that 
is mortal of McPherson, our third commander. From the front 
of the action, in fvdl sight of the foe, booted and spurred, he went 
into the presence of the God of battles. Of magnetic influence, 
of courtly presence, and of extraordinar\ militarv ability, he was 
a knightly soldier. Near him as he fell, in the battle near Atlanta, 
July 22nd, 1S64, was a wounded private. George D. Reynolds, of 
Company D, i =;th Iowa. Though pressed closely by the enemy, 
this gallant boy refused to forsake his fallen General. Froiii his 
own canteen he gave water to those tremliling lips; with his 
shattered arm he supported the dying hero's head, from those 
eyes, ere they became lustreless forever, he received that glance of 
thankful recognition which, beyond all pay or promotion, was his 
full reward, and, as that great heart ceased its beating, he felt the 
last faint, grateful pressure of his commander's hand. For Mc- 
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ijiul the boomiii"^ of heavv g^uiis; and his comrades of the .\nii\ 
of the Tennessee — h)vinij^ him in his heroic Hfe, and honorinii^ liini 
in hi^ earl\" death, hound upon his \outhful hiow a hiuiel crown. 
;ind sent his fame to histor\ . 

The nunihers of confederate tiead upon that lichl were sih'Ut 
l)ut were sure witnesses that his ai'nu. under the command and 
•chishiiiii,- leadership (;f Loi^an, avenged the death of their honoied 
chief. 1 1 is successor in that command has an empty sleeve as the 
unimpeachahle hadge of his heroism, and hv the oppressed ever\ - 
where, honor is due to that Howard, whose well earned rej)uta- 
tion, during the war, shines as hrightlv as do his philanthiopic 
endeavors among scenes of peace. 

What must have heen the feelings of our second commander 
when four years ago last month, severing the telegraphic wires as 
they sent of!" his and our last message, "all's well" — he broke the 
last l)ar of iron w hich honnd his army to their Northern home. 
The measure of his fame was nearl\ full. The admiration ot' the 
age had crowned the accomplishment (jf his successes at Atlanta 
with generous praise, and high up, on the column of the worlds 
j^reat captains, was inscribed the name of vSherman. Reliant upon 
the confidence of his army, and grasping with his genius the future 
of the rebellion, as it was mapped out before him, he commenced 
that march to which all time will be told as "Sherman's march to 
the sea" — and as he turned his t'ace tow ard the ocean, a long line 
of departing locomoti\es. as with their living freight of weak and 
wounded thev moved to the North, \\ hisllcd and shrieked out to 
Jiim their last farewell. 

"There tracks ot' blood 

■'E\ en to tl^c torrest's depth, and scattered arms 

'•.Vnd lifeless warriors, whose hard lineaments 

"Death's self coidd change not, mark the dreadful path 

"Of the out sallying \ictors; far behind. 

"Black ashes note where their proud cit\ stood." 

^Marching to the sea he added to the nation's Christmas gifts- 
four vears ago this month, the city of .Savannah: a little later he 
captured the capital of South Carolina, and comjielled the surren- 
<ler of Johnston's baffled armv — ever\where and al\va\ s stamping 
on his plans the work of genius, on their execution the signet of a 
determined will, and wherex er he mav be, finding a welcome 
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Above us we see the name of another whose boundless reputa- 
tion the Armv of the Tennessee claims as its own, for Grant was 
its first commander, and has said that "with that army he felt 
himself identified to the end of its service."' Overcominc^ the 
assaults of his enemies at home by his modest manner, and con- 
tjuering his foes in the field by his military ability, he achieved 
for himself a name which is matchless, and has marked him as 
the leader of leaders, and the General of the age, unswerved by 
the attack from the front and from home, dauntless and deter- 
mined, he crushed the life out of the rebellion, and over the ruins 
of the Confederacy carried to triumph his country's eagle. 

" Patient \\\ toih serene a-nidst alarm; 
Inflexible in faith; in\incible in arms."' 

Proud are we of him, who at Donelson, and Vicksburg, an- 
nounced "unconditional surrender" as his terms; who at Chatta- 
nooga told his annv, "n :> enemy can withstand you, and no 
defenses, however formidable, can check your onward march ;"^ 
who, ^vith Sheridan, effaced from military lexicons the word 
'•xan't," and placed there, instead, the memorable phrase, "go in;' 
who in his last order told vou "your marches, sieges and battles 
ha\ e dimmed the luster of the world's past military achievements, 
and will lie the patriot's precedent, in defense of liberty and right, 
for all time to come;" and who received from President Lincohi 
the acknowledgment, "\-ou were right, and I was wrong." 

From us he needs no laurels, for those he wears will be forever 
green. The nation, which trusted him in war, confides in him in 
peace, and has placed the soldier-statesman in the line of Presi- 
dents which l)egan with Washington. 

His and his arnn's friend we miss to-night, that nolile soldier 
who from first to last, in depression and in victory, stood by his 
honored chief; and from the lips of every one of us, as we find he 
is not here, comes the earnest expression which tells the sentiment 
of all the soldier hearts throughout the land — "Long live John A. 
Rawlins." 

Comrades, in the progressive march of the people which places 
the nation foremost among the Governments of the world, ^ve can 
not be found absent when the assembly sounds. The star of the 
future is bright with hope. This Union, rendered dearer by the 
blood spilled to insure its life, niust remain unbroken by rebellion 



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and strong against attack. Throughout this land, from Maine to 
P^lorida, and from sea to sea, the American citizen must l)e free to 
go unmolested and at home. The hands of iron l)in(rmg the con- 
tinent from ocean to ocean, can not he strongei" than the cords of 
patriotic atlection t\ing heart to heart. And while from the lips 
of the President-elect comes the nohle sentiment \\ iiich tinds no 
readii'r response than from ourselves, "Let us have Peace,"' 
hack tVom the past, and from the midst of occurrences wliich 
presaged the future, comes that proplietic utterance of our second 
commander, "we must ha\e peace, not oid\ in Atlanta., hut in all 
America." 

Made stronger in heart than ever hy this reunion — striking 
hands, to-night, with a fervor that shows that the memories of 
past trials and triumphs of these armies will li\ c and hear fruit, 
should the nation's call ever again he sounded, you feel, that while 
with honest j^ridc vou sustained the honor of the flag, as citizens 
\ou will nc\ er tarnish the records of the nation \vhose standards 
were horno to trium])h hy the armies of the Union, and whose 
assemhled thousands, as ihe\' greeted vour grand rcvie\v on the 
avenues of the Capital, and strewed \()ur march with flowers, 
sent to you the grateful acclaim of the people of America. 
Hail and Fakhwkli,! 

The address of General l^elknap commanded the strict attention 
of all present, and he was frcquentlv interrupted with applause; 
soldierly and elocjueiU, he thrilled the audience. His triltute to 
McPherson. our heloved commander, hrought tears to the eyes of 
veterans as well as fair ladies, and his allusions to Generals Grant, 
v^hennan and Thomas were resjiouded to h\ storms of cheers. 

Fifth, came music hy the hand — "Guard ]Mount." Like reveille 
it hrought to light old associations once more, and was fully 
appreciated. 

The President now introduced General Charles Cruft, orator for 
the Societv of the Arm\ of the Cumhcrland. In addressing it 
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SPEECH OF GENERAL CRUET. 

Comrades of the Army of the Cumberland: — The Society 
which you have formed, and the meeting which has called us 
together on this occasion, has, among its chief objects, "the per- 
petuation of the memory of the fortunes and achievements of the 
Army of the Cumberland," and the preservation of "that una- 
nimity of loyal sentiment and that kind of cordial feeling which has 
been an eminent characteristic of the army, and the main element 
of the power and success of its efforts in behalf of the cause ot 
the Union." Other, and equally worthy objects, are also inter- 
woven with those stated, but assume lesser importance in the 
general plan of organization. In furtherance of the grand purpose 
of the Association you have come up hither, from all parts of our 
broad land, to re-awaken, in memory, the valorous deeds ot the 
old army, and to kindle anew in your hearts that steadfast loyalty 
and wondrous cordiality which ever distinguished it. Your 
reunion to-day is one of the glorious rewards which await 
the gallant soldier. It is one of those privileges for which he has 
patientlv toiled in camp, endured long and dreary marches, and 
risked his life oft-times in battle. It is a great and glorious priv- 
ilege. God grant vou all, my comrades, long years to enjoy the 
like occasions. 

In pronouncing an anniversary discourse to you, on matters 
connected with your Association, the hasty thoughts which I have 
been enabled to devote to them, resolves themselves into a consid- 
ation of the following topics: 

1. The prominent characteristics of the rebellion. 

2. The origin of the Army of the Cinnbcrland, and its exploits 
in the great struggle for the life of the Republic. 

3. Its peculiarities as a distinct camp in the field. 
4- The teachings of the war. 

Of these in their order. 

characteristics of the rebelliox. 

No elaborate discussion of the origin of the sectional ditler- 
ences which caused the late war of the rebellion, from a political 
stand-point, is expected, nor would it be in good taste on the 
present occasion. It is sufficient now to say that a long chain ot 



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causes, strctchin<T back throuijh more than a generation, had 
estranged the people of the North and .Sovitli. Diflerences of 
cHmate, soil, productions, character of lahor, customs, ])ursuits, 
and political teachings, all had to do with this. It was not any 
single cause which brought about the war, but a combination of 
many. The most note-worth\ of these causes was the persistent 
eflort made by the South so to shape Federal legislation as to 
foster and extend the institution of African slavery, and to estab- 
lish certain political dogmas know n as the doctrine of '* State 
rights.'' .\mbitious and cunning politicians fanned these smoidd- 
ering embers into the flame of civil war. In iS6i the countrv 
became the theatre of an aimed rebellion, more wonderful in oiigin, 
more surprising in extent, more magnificent in resources and 
combinations than an\ of which the historv of the world gives an 
account. This rebellion, stripj^ed of all poetical and other sur- 
roundings, was an eifort, on the part of eleven States of the Union, 
by force of arms, to throw ofl' the Federal (iovernment, and 
establish a confederation which should j^erpetuate the barbarisms 
of African slaverv and preserve the political heresy of "State 
rights." To accomplish these purposes the rebellious vStates 
organized a strong civil government, and appealed to the arbitra- 
ment of arms. Abandoning diplomacy, they resorted to the 
musket and cannon — '"iiIt'iDia ratio ra^/nii."' 

The war which followed was marvelous in many respects, and 
was wholly unlike anv in which the armies of the Republic hail 
ever before engaged. No parallel exists, at any point, between 
the late rebellion and the w^ar of the Revoluti(jn, that of 1S12, or 
the Mexican war. All these contests were with foreign enemies, 
and were made b\- our nation as a unit. It was not so, howe\er, 
with the rebellion, which was peculiar in many wa\ s. 

It was a fratricidal war; a contest of arms l)et\\ ecu sections ot 
a common countr\ and (Jovcrnment. 'J'he hand of brother was 
arrayed against brother, antl father against son. All ties of kindred, 
marriage, friendship, and aflection were forgotten, every citizen 
was forced to decide between lovalty and rebellion, and in some 
form espouse the cause of his choice. Like all ci\ il wars, the 
rebellion evoked more bitterness, hate, destructiveness. and passion 
than attends warfare between ditVerent nations, in the same 
measure that famil\- quarrels are more intense than others. 

The rebellion was a war of sentiment. The Soutii was lighting 



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for a cherished set of social and political ideas, which had been 
instilled into the generation of the men who inaugurated the war, 
from the cradle upward. The North, originally, was contending 
for the integrity of the Government, and against the supremacy of 
the States; but as the contest deepened, the freedom of the negro 
and other matters assumed various proportions as war measnres. 
Personal manhood and prowess finally became infused into the 
strife, and before the war ended, it became also a question of sen- 
timent with the North, though not especially so at the beginning. 

Viewed from the standpoint of the Government, the rebellion 
was peculiar in the character of the enemv. The troops of the 
Republic were hastilv summoned to face an enemy of greater 
intelligence and courage than any they had ever before encoun- 
tered; and by the same rule, an enemy of greater ability, resources 
and malignity. So far as the United States were concerned, the 
i'cbellion was to a great extent, necessarily an invasive war, \vithin 
its own borders, and that into a country of an enemy more 
creative in warlike expedients, more wary and better skilled in 
military matters, than any people in the world. The populace at 
the South had been more or less bred to warlike practices and 
traditions, and had apparently been long provoking and courting 
the incursion of their Northern neighbors. They were fighting for 
their homes and firesides, and to establish upon sure foundations, 
their boasted chivalry and individual superiority. The physical 
conformation of their country was fitted to a prolonged struggle 
and a guerilla warfare. It was crossed by craggy ridges and 
mountains difficult to be passed by soldiers and impracticable for 
effective operations of cavalrv and artillery. A few troops, know- 
ing the topography of the country, could hold important fastnesses 
for a long time against large bodies of well equipped soldiery 
advancing uj^on them b}' ordinary militarv approaches. The war 
was, therefore, mostly oft'ensive on the part of the Government, 
and was, of necessity, prosecuted upon a theatre where all the 
movements of the enemy were aided b\' an accurate knowledge of 
the country. 

The Government met with no partisan aid in the vSouth. The 
favor of the citizens was toward the cause of the rebellion. A 
few isolated instances of towns, districts, and individuals who 
were loyal to the Union were encountered, but these \vere rare 
and not to be trusted. The aid of a plausible and ingeniously 



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coiistnictcil civil i^on crninL'iit was constanth' <^i\cn to ihc rc-lx.-! 
cause; ami it was jx^wcii'iil ciioip^h, 1)\- cai"l\- ami systematic pro- 
scriptions, to drive all iiu'ii capable of lieariii<^ arms to the ranks 
of the insurgents. Not only the men, hut the women of the 
South, strongly engaged in the reliellioii. Of course, the\- did not 
take to the Held like the Amazons of old were said to have done, 
hut they were a tremenchjus power to the Southern Confederac\'. 
From the very commencement of the war thev were willing to 
forego all doniestic ties to prosper their side, and so continued 
until they were forced to admit their "cause was lost," onlv bv 
witnessing the returning fragments of the armies of the Confed- 
eracy after Lee's surrender. 

Never was more devotion shown U> dnx cause, from connnence- 
ment to ending, than was exhibited by the women of the rebellious 
States toward that in which their fathers, husbands, sons and 
brothers were engaged. 1C\ er\ ofHcer and soldier in the Union 
saw and felt the power which the rebel women of the South 
exercised during the war. There was no hardship or suftering 
\vhich thev were not willing t() undergo; m.) deceit or falsehooil 
thev would not practice; no desperate ventuie the\' would not 
make for their 

"Bonnie bluo llaj;, with but a single Star." 

Ilistorv furnishes no example of greater zeal and abandon to 
the fortunes of their cause; not even the women of ancient Sparta 
excelled them in their fidelity to their flag and kindred. 

While the (jovernment had no i)art\ in the vSi)uth, there was a 
large element in the North in sympathy with the rebellion. This 
force was dcMMiiant to all appearances, but it was a strong and 
powerful underto^v and tended to clog the eflbrts of the (jovern- 
ment in e\ ery tlireclion; to break .ilown its financial exj:)edients 
when "gold. n\ hich turneth the wheels of war, was wanting;*" to 
prevent enlistment; to encourage desertion; to spread discontent 
in the Federal armies; to decr\ their yictories and rejoice over 
their reverses. This hidden and unseen oppositit)n \\ as practiced 
by thousands who had not the manliness to array themselves in 
arms on the side of the rebellion, even by those whose roofs 
were kept over them and firesides protected b\- the stR)ng arm 
of the (rovernment and who held honors and ot^ce by its gifts. 

Another characteristic of the rebellion was the singidar spectacle 
of 4,000,000 of negro slaves standing passi\e and making no efl'ort 



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to wrest theii" liberty by insurreetion. They were left at home 
in abject servitude, and still kept laboring- on for their mistresses 
and the children of their masters, while their owners had gone to 
the field. The producing ability of the slaves, and their faithful- 
ness to their masters, really enabled the Southern people to com- 
mence the war, and certainly enabled them to prolong it very 
materiallv. It was a power in war which had not before been 
encountered by our nation, and there was no mode of computing 
or measuring its strength. It had no parallel anywhere in military 
history, and no similitude, except a faint one, in the conduct of 
the serfs of Russia in the Crimean war; but even here the resem- 
blance fails, for the serfs were serving the Czar under promise of 
freedom, while the Southern negro had nothing to look forward 
to but perpetual slaverv. 

While the rebellion was a war without nominal allies on either 
side, yet the rebels had a strong and powerful moral alliance with 
England, France, Austria, and other European kingdoms. The 
monarchs and citizens of these countries were in deep sympathy 
with the cause of the South. They furnished much of the money, 
arms, and material with which to prosecute the war. Their mer- 
chantmen were constantly running the blockade of our Southern 
seaboard, freighted with rich cargoes contraband of war. . The 
small Confederate navy came from England, and to her may be 
traced all the disasters of American commerce occasioned by the 
war. The emperors of France and Austria, calculating upon the 
strength of the rebellion and the crippled condition of our Govern- 
ment, attempted to strike at our "Monroe doctrine," and establish 
an empire in the Republic of Mexico. Thus the Confederate 
Government, while apparently fighting single-handed, had this 
quasi-alliance — anomalous in the records of war, and difhcult to 
oppose on account of the professed amitv existing between these 
Powers and the United States. 

The rebellion was chiefly a contest between land forces. Owing 
to this fact and the necessity of maintaining a close blockade in 
front of the entire Southern sea coast, our gallant navy had not 
the usual opportunity of distinguishing itself. Wherever oftered, 
however, it added to its former renown. The grand victories at 
New Orleans, Fort Fisher, Mobile and elsewhere — the splendid 
actions of the Kearsage in the English channel, in sight of the 
French cannon at Cherbourg, the monitors along the Atlantic 



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coast, and the invaluable service of the g^unboat marine in the 
Western waters, all shed imperishable lustre upon our na\ \ . 

Another peculiarity of the war of the rebellion, coinpaied with 
any in which the Government had before en<^ai^ed, is to be found 
in the vast changes and improvements which have been made, 
•during- the last few years, in all arms, and also to some extent in 
strateii^y, loj^istics, engineering, grand and minor tactics. The rebels 
had kept pace with all these improvements and therebv presented 
tiiemselves as a more formidable enem\ than an\- previous one. 
The war was found to be a school in which not oidv soldiers, but 
officers of every grade, were pupils. Manv of the militarv the(n-ies 
of past ages were modified or overturned. Gunner\ had to be 
learned anew, with the constant improvement in riiled cannon, 
and the whole science of projectiles re-studied. The mass of 
-soldiery used were so increased as to require new modes of trans- 
jiortation. supply and maneuver. Railroads and telegraphs had 
been brought into re([uisition as aids in warfaie, and changed all 
the past ideas and practice connected with it. 

These were some of the most striking characteristics of the war 
of the rebellion as compared with any former one in which the 
Federal Government had heretofore engaged. The novel features 
were all against the Ignited States and in favor of the insurgents. 
They contributed to make the war ten-tbld harder in all respects 
than any other before undertaken, and greatlv to diminish the 
chances of conquering a peace. lie wIkj went to the war, in the 
outset, with the belief that victory over the rebels was an easv 
thing, soon changed his mind, and found that it was no holidav 
atlair. The preparations of the (Jovernment, both in men and 
material, were, in the connneiicement. totallv inadeiiuate. It 
required at least two }ears to educate the Cabinet at Washington 
up to a conception of the power and proportions of the rebellion. 
Thousands of Federal soldiers had been wounde<l and slain, and 
millions of treasure had been expended before even tlie people of 
the great North awakened to the magnitude of the %\ar. antl 
realized the sacrifices that yet had to be made to save the lite of 
the nation. 

The result of the Presidential election in iSho demonstrated 
the fact that a rebellion, on the part of the cotton States, was 
imminent; yet neither the people of the Xorth nor the Govern- 
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public property and materials of war of the United States, 
speedily followed; then came the formal acts of secession of the 
various States, and the inauguration of the Confederate Govern- 
ment. Then occurred the bombardment and reduction of Sumter, 
This overt act of war ended the temporizing polic}' of the Gov- 
ernment, and aroused the anger of the nation. The last shot fired 
from the devoted fort in Charleston Harbor, in defense of the 
nation's starry flag, "quickened the beat of millions of loval 
hearts," and fixed in them the firm resolve that the rebellion, 
should be suppressed by arms. The excitement which followed 
the capture of Sumter has not been surpassed by anv that has- 
hitherto swept over the land. The telegraph had scarcely 
announced the fact when the shrill tones of the fife and the roll 
of the drum were heard in every city and hamlet of the North, 
and citizens, leaving their homes and employments, hastened to 
form themselves into militarv organizations and tendered their ser- 
vices to the Government. The President called for seventy-five 
three months regiments, which act, viewed in the. light of subse- 
quent events, proved to have been a sad error as to numbers. 

The war was now actively commenced. Its history is too deeply 
engraved and scarred into the hearts of our people ever to be 
forgotten. The rebels soon concentrated at Manassas, threatening 
the national Capital. The first great battle was fought and 
resulted disastrously to the Union arms. That battle and victory 
ultimately sealed the fate of the rebellion. It awoke the real 
martial spirit of the North. It first developed the enormous 
strength of the rebellion, and deepened and riveted the purpose 
on the part of the Government and people to put it down. 
Camp-fires forthwith blazed from every hill-top of the North, 
like the flaming beacons of the Persian fire-^vorshippers, and 
every valley echoed the cy\, "to anus.''' In such a war, out of 
such times, and t(i aid in saving the life of the Republic, sprang 
the "Army of the Cumlierland," and other kindred armies of the 
United States. They did not leap forth into existence like Min- 
erva, of Grecian fable, in full strength and panoply, Init grew 
slowly, and from feeble beginnings. At first ail the national 
armies were small and ineflective; the commanders had but little 
experimental knowledge of war; the rank and file was composed 
of new recruits; the artillery scantily and badly horsed; the quar- 
termaster's department had few baggage and draft animals: there 



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was scarccK an\- ordinance or hospital conveniences; the cavah-y 
were few and poorlv mounted; expeiience. wiiicli L(oes to insure 
celerit\- of nioxenicnt and certainty of success in miUtary matters. 
was wholly wanting-. 

With this view of the general characteristics of the rehellion. 
I pass to the origin of the Aimy of the Cumherlaud, and a 
hrief statement ^^'i its exploits as an independent army in if.e lield, 
and a slight tracing of its eft'orts in hehalf of the union of the 
vSiates. 

()KI(;iN AXD Si:i;\ICES of the army of the ClMHEHI.AXl). 

The germ of the Army of the Cumberland consisted of that 
])ortion of Federal soldier\- first organized at T^ouisville, Ken- 
tuck\. in the Summer of iS6i by General Robert .Vnderson. The 
bulk of these original ti-oops were Western volunteers, and chiefly 
fiom the v^tates of Ohio. Indiana and Kentucky. These men liad 
rushed to arms at the call of the (iovernment, from the fields, 
workshops, stores and othces of the West, in the excitement fol- 
lowing the disastrous result of the first great battle of the war, 
and were willing patriots but imdisciplined and untried soldiers. 
That faithful officer — the hero of Fort Sumter — organized and 
placed them in the held, but was soon called to another post of 
dutv. He was succeeded by (General Wm. T. Sherman, who, 
during a brief stav. expanded the embryo army into more com- 
manding proportions, and laid the groundwork for its discipline 
and instruction. General Sherman wisely desired to make his 
little force somewhat larger if it was expected to do much toward 
conquering the new fledged Confederacy. His arithmetical ideas, 
however, clashed with those of the Government, which had 
alreadx determined that scvciity-jivc tlioiisand men weie sutlicient 
for the entile contract, and he was relieved of his command. 
Time has signalh- \ indicated General Sherman's views of " the 
situation." as then expressed. 

General D. C. Buell succeeded our present Lieutenant-Cieneral. 
Being an excellent disciplinarian, he at once commenced perfect- 
ing the organization of the troops and the instruction of their 
officers. He bestowed u])on the new command its first flistinctive 
name — The Arm\- of the Ohio — and by a few months of patient 
and well directed labor developed it to the real proportions of an 
army in the field. The newly created army laid in training for 



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a few weeks, with its right along lower Green river, its 
center higher up, near jNIumfordsville, and its left upon the 
upper waters of the Cumberland, thus protecting Louisville and 
Northern Kentucky, and holding at bay the rebel forces under 
Buckner. The young army was, however, soon called to active 
service, and a short and sharp campaign was made in Eastern 
Kentuckv. Then in January, 1S63, the battle of Mill Springs was 
fought, in which General George H. Thomas gained a signal vic- 
tory over the rebel forces under ZoUicofter. and which was the 
first decided success in the West. The year had closed without 
anv decided or complete victories to the Federal arms in the few 
conflicts which had then taken place, and the new year brought 
with it a feeling of great despondency throughout the North. 
The dashing encounter of the young Army of the Ohio with the 
enemy, at Mill Springs, did much to show the metal of which it 
was composed, as well as to restore public confidence in the prow- 
ess of volunteer soldiery. 

The close of the winter of 1S61-3 found the newly formed 
army on the march toward Nashville, parallel with the movements 
of the twin-Armv of the Tennessee under General Grant, upon 
forts Henrv and Donelson. One brigade of the Army of the 
Ohio was spared to the Tennessee column, and bore its part in the 
glories and losses of that brilliant campaign, participating in both 
the trying di\y?> at Shiloh, before returning to its place. The 
Confederate forces withdrew from before the steady advance of 
Buell, and hastened to succor their friends in resisting the column 
of Grant. Forts Henrv and Donelson fell before the victorious 
assaults of the Armv of the Tennessee, and Nashville was occu- 
pied by the Army of the Ohio. Here the latter rested for awhile 
from marching, but worked on daily and hourly at drill and 
instruction. No pains were spared by commander or subordin- 
ates to reach the highest point of discipline that could be attained. 

The sur\'iving officers and soldiers of the Army of the Cum- 
berland will remember the toils and studies of that period, and 
the alacritv with which thev all addressed themselves to the 
business of learning the art of war. Their chieftain was indefatig- 
alile and exacting, and every one seemed to catch his systematic 
and laborious spirit and share with him the determination that 
they should be soldiers in fact as well as in name. The older 
resfiments that moved from before Louisville to Nashville, under 



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fleneral Bucll. never forgot the lessons lenriKd u])oii tliat march, 
and always remember them \vith profit. 

In the course of events, (Jeneral (>rant soon moved up the 
Tennessee, and massed his arm\ at PittslnirL( Landing'. The 
Arm\- of the Oliio was on the march to join him when it heard 
the opening gun> of tl)e hallle of Shiloli. Tlie advance was 
])ushe(l forward \vitli wonderful rapidity, and tlie whole army 
made Ilerculanean efiorts to reach the lield and mingle in the des- 
perate frav. The leading division came in time to participate 
somewhat in the Hrst dav's battle, and the Indk of the arm\- to 
engage braveU' in the operations t)f the second day. 

It is ntit m\- purpose to dwell upon battles or to attempt minute 
details or descriptions of them. It requires great genius in ])oet, 
l^ainter or historian to depict battle scenes ])roperly and intelligibly. 
Few who attempt such descriptions with pen or color succeed. 
^^'hile everv st)ldier who has witnessed the preparations for a 
pitched liattle between our contending armies knows how utterly 
impossil)le it is to portrav the scene by words or picture, yet he 
fully realizes the feeling described by the Scottish bard: 

" "Twcre worth ten years of pcacclul lite 
One glance at their array." 

The siege of Corinth followed the battle of Shiloh. Here the 
discomtited enemv placed himself behintl strong entrenchments 
and awaited regular approaches. In all the toils and labors of 
this period the Armv of the Ohio nobly bore its part, and, when 
the enemv refused the wager of l)attle and retreated, made its full 
share of pursuit. 

Here the ser\ice of the -twin armies" divided, and they never 
again served together until the memorable siege of Chattanooga. 
The Army of the Tennessee turned westward to the Mississippi 
ri\ er, and followed the course of its majestic current southward, 
carving an und\ ing name in history f)r its magnificent vic- 
tories. The Arm\ of the Ohio faced toward the East, made the 
celebrated campaign of Northern Alabama, threatened Chatta- 
nooga, and finally concentrated in the eastern side of Middle 
Tennessee. These operations consumed the summer of 1S62. In 
the latter part of August it became apparent that the enemy was 
jKissing the left flank of our army, on the eastwartl of the Cum- 
berland range, and was determined on carrying the war to the 
Ohio ri\ er. The Armv of the Ohio was now marched westward 



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to Nashville, and the safety of that city being provided for, it was 
stripped of baggage and all inipediments to light marching, and 
its course turned northward in haste to reach the Ohio liefore the 
enemv could possibl}' do so. All whc) participated in that rapid 
march will remember it as one of the most arduous and trying, as 
well as one of the best conducted marches of the war. The 
enemv was beaten to Louisville. Here the armv was renn)deled 
and largelv increased in numbers bv the infusii)n of the new levies 
made in the West in the Fall of 1862. The Army of Kentucky, 
just organized bv General Nelson, was disbanded, and its regi- 
ments scattered throughout the brigades of the Armv of the 
Ohio, adding largelv to its numerical strength. 

In the earlv davs of that bright autumn the march toward tlie 
enemv was commenced, the bloodv battle of Perr\sville was fought, 
and the Confederate army started in full retreat southward, through 
the mountain gaps of Kentuckv. Pursuit was vigorously made as 
far as the waters of the Cumberland. 

At this stage of affairs a new commander was sent to the army 
in the person of General William S. Rosecrans. He straightway 
concentrated the armv in the vicinity of Nashville, arriving there 
about the first of November. A few weeks of camp life here 
was spent in constant drill and instruction. A complete reorgan- 
ization and refitment was had and everything possible was done 
to make readv for an active winter campaign. The old name 
''Armv of the Ohio," was dropped by General Rosecrans, and it 
was thenceforth kncnvn as the "Armv of the Cumberland."' A 
thorough corps organization was adopted, and manv reforms and 
improvements introduced. 

On the dav after Christmas the army took march to encounter 
its old enemy behind his rifle-pits and entrenchments at Murfrees- 
boro. The battle of Stone river was one of the most closely 
contested of the great engagements of the war. It christened the 
newh'-named Armv of the Cumberland with a baptism of fire. 
Few pitched battles have l)een fought of equal duration and equal 
distinction. The cedar thickets and clearings of that memorable 
field were reddened with the blood of the slain. Right nobly did 
the Armv of the Cumlierland bear itself throughout that terrible 
and exhausting fight, and although victory was for a wliile doubt- 
ful, it finallv settled itself upon the old flag. 

Haltino- before Murfreesboro until mitlsummer, the army 



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again startcil southwaiil to accept battle at "rullahoina. \Vi^cI\ 
enou<i^li. liowcvci', tlic ciiciin' witlulrcw tVom lictorc its adx ancc 
ami passed heyoiul the 'rennessee. Pursuit was shoitK made, and 
Cliattanooi^a. the ()h)ecti\ e point of the canipaii^n. \\ ;is occupied. 
This much. ho\ve\ er. did not satisfy the impetuous and i)i"a\e 
leader of the arnn. lie hurried onward to ti^ht the enenn when 
an;l w here he could o\ ertake him. Aftei' arducjus marches and 
countermarches, it so fell out that the .\rm\ of the Cund>erland 
became interlaced with the enem\ . in a singular manner, and was 
assaulted bv the reinforced army of the rebels in the \'alle\ of the 
Chickamauga, ''Rix er of Death" as its n;nne signifies in the fanciful 
et\ niologv of the Indians. The fuiious battle of those two bright 
September da\s. fought in the thickets ali>ng Chickamauga. was 
one of the deadliest and most stubborn of the entire w ar. It was 
the last general engagement fought by the Army of the Cumber- 
land as an independent armv. .Mthough iu)t decisive as a ])itched 
battle. \ et it accomplished the purpose of preventing the rebel 
occupancN of Chattanooga, and forced him to 'undertake to reduce 
the i)lace b\ a regular siege. 

The toils and sufferings of the faithful army while beleaguered 
within the defenses at Chattanooga have become historic. After 
a time the Army of the Tennessee, under General Sherman, and 
the two corps of the Army of the Potomac, under (ieni;ral 
Hooker, came to the relief of the Army of the Cimiberland, and 
to open the communication w ith the base of supplies. 

Now occurreil another and final change of commanders. (Jen- 
eral Rosecrans was relieved and the command devolved upon 
General (Jeorge II. Thomas, who entered upon his duties under 
the most unfavorable auspices, ami found himself, without warning, 
at the head of the besieged and half-starved garrison. The onlv 
cheerful thing which met the new connnander was the pluck and 
determination of the troops to hold the position at all hazards, 
despite the enemy without and starvation, disease and death 
w ithin. This indomitable spiiit w as subsequently placed in terse 
and soUlierh W()rds b\ (jeneral Thomas in his famous declaration, 
in behalf of the army, "to hold the place till we starxedl" 

(jeneral (irant. then in connnand of the Militar\ Division of the 
Mississippi, removed his field headquarters to Chattanooga, and 
gave personal sujjervision to the future operations in that vicinity. 
In two months the \alle\ of the Tennessee was cleared of the 



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enemy. Lookout wiis stormed, Mission Ridge was carried by 
assault, the siege of Knoxville was raised, and the enemy driyen 
southward within the mountains of Georgia. In the achieyement 
of all these glorious successes, the Army of the Cumberland 
t(K)k conspicu(His part, and the names of all the battles which pro- 
duced them are inscribed on its standards. 

At the opening of the next vSpring, the grand campaign of 
Atlanta \yas undertaken by General Sherman. The three corps 
comprising the Army of the Cumberland were actiyely engaged 
in all the battles and marches of this eventful campaign. They 
made part of the lines of battle and assaulting columns during all 
the \yell known operations against the renowned "Gate City," and, 
after its capture, the old army divided, never again to meet. Two 
of the corps, the 14th and 20th, subsequently constituted the 
Army of Georgia, imder JMajor-General H. W. Slocum, marched 
with Sherman, in his modern anabasis, down to the sea; the cither, 
the "Old Fourth," retracted its steps to assist in fighting Hood, at 
Franklin, with the Army of the Ohio, under Major-General J. IM. 
Schofield, at Nashville, to be "in at the death" of the rebellion in 
the West. Perhaps no severer test of manhood and personal 
bravery was tried during the war than those at Franklin and 
Nashville, and surely no cleaner victory was won than at the 
latter place. It broke the power of the rebellion in the Mississippi 
valley, and cut oft' all hope of success in the West. After the 
battle at Nashville the remnant of the Army of the Cumberland 
went to Texas, there to assist in wiping out the last relic of armed 
rebellion on the sunny plains of the South. 

With the end of 1S65, the last of the Army of the Cumberland 
was mustered out, after an existence of more than four years as a 
military organization in the field. 

The faint sketch of the campaigns and battles just gi\en, 
conveys but a feeble idea of its services and toils. It affords no 
conception of the noble and heroic actions of the distinct regi- 
ments, brigades, divisions and corps which comprised the army, 
nor of the brave and chivalric deeds of individual ofticers and 
men which cast a halo of brilliancy always about its pathway. 
The exploits of the old army were great in themselves and great 
in their consequences, and abounded witli brilliant examples of 
high courage and devoted zeal. They should "neither be disfigured 
nor forgotten," but are worthy of enduring fame and a conspicuous 



Of the Avv.iy of die Tennessee. 199 

place in historx". Sa\s Xapicr, in rc\ icw iiiL;" the Pcniiisulai' war. 
'•nuicli injustice lias been done and much justice left luulone 1)V 
those authors who ha\ e hitherto written concernin<i^ this war."' 
The same ma\ he said in respect to the war (d' tJie rehellion. lis 
hist()r\- has not \ et heen I'ulh or trutht'ulh \\ ritten. and perhaps 
never ma\' he. l)u( \\ hene\ ei' it is, ^reat ciedit and hi^h renown 
must he allotted to the ^Vrm\ of the Cumherland, as one of the 
<4rand armies ot the Repuhlic, foi" its ^'i^antic strokes toward the 
suppression of the rehellion. The praxes of the dead lie thick 
alon^ its southern ])athwa\ , mute \ et solemn and con\ incing 
testinu)n\' ot its prow ess and devotion in the cause of the I^'nion. 
It w ill he held in alter times as no small honor to have foui^'ht tor 
the Government, in the war of the rehellion, and not the least to 
have followed the fortunes of the Arm\ oi the Cmnherland. 

PECULIARITIES AS A DISTINCT AKMV. 

No sketch of the Army of the Cumberland would be complete, 
however hastilv (lraw"n. which mereh' traced its cam]oai<^ns, 
marches and battles, but omitted to allude to the special character- 
istics which marked it. Yt)ur societv, in statin^^ the objects ot its 
formation, has <riven prominence to two of these characteristics, 
'•'/niai/i/z/ih' of /ova/ soit'niioit ; a /id Iciiid am/ cordia/ fcc/inii'."' 

The Armv of the Cumberland was loval to the Government, 
not onh in the act of bearins^ arms in its defense, but in every 
thought, feelin<i^, word and action. There were no undei'-cuirents 
of doubt, complaint, disrespect or treacher\- toward the constitu- 
tional authorities of the nation. There was no hesitation or 
misgiving about the justness of the war in which the arm\" was 
engaged. Ofhcersand men alike were inspired with an unswer\ing 
spirit of devotion to the national cause. A broad and intelligent 
]:)atriotism nerved their hearts and steeled the swords of those 
who followed the banners of that arm\. This t'eeling. prominent 
from the first, grew with the growth and strengthene<l with the 
strength of the armv, imtil it became a li\e. deep and abiding 
sentiment. It leavened the whole arm\ as a mass and gave 
surprising unanimitv to its purpt)ses and acts. Xo toil, haidship 
or suftering could overcome this sentiment; no enenn in the lieUl 
nor rebel svmpathizers in the rear could shake it. When the 
enemv hurled his hea\\- columns on the front, he was repidsed b\ 
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roar of well-manned artillery. \\'hen treason ran riot at home, 
brave words and glorious deeds came thundering back from the 
armv in the field. This steadfast purpose was of great worth to 
the Government, and stood in lieu of thousands of armed men in 
the Northwest, who would otherwise have been required to have 
protected the families and friends of the soldiers behind them. 
The least faltering on the part of the Army of the Cumberland, in 
lovaltv to its flag, at one period, might have precipitated a civil 
war northward of the Ohio. It is a matter of history that a secret, 
treasonable association existed in certain of the North-western 
States during the war, which numbered among its members many 
names of distinction, the object of ^vhich was to sow seeds of 
discord in the armies of the Government, to release rebel prisoners, 
kidnap or kill loval officers, and promote the cause of the Confed- 
eracv bv a counter-revolution in the North. It is known that 
svstematic and artful plots were attempted to procure desertions 
from the Army of the Cumberland, and to thin its numbers in 
every possible way. To the credit of the men who composed 
that army it may be said that; so far as they were concerned, all 
these treasonable schemes perished. Thev scorned the approaches 
of treacherous Northern sympathizers, and treated them with less 
regard than the open foemen, wdio met them in arms, fighting for 
the rebel flag. 

The Armv of the Cumberland was renowned for the kindness 
and cordiahtv of feeling which prevailed throughout all its organi- 
zations and existed between its individual members. Harmony, 
there always was, but more than this, there grew up that true 
friendship and real brotherhood-in-arms, which is bred only 
among brave men in the field, bv common dangers and exposures. 
This kindlv feeling, commendable in all armies, must be remem- 
bered by you as a prominent trait in the Army of the Cumberland. 
It existed to a great degree in all our Western armies, and is one 
of the pleasant memories of the war. Friendships and attachments 
were there formed between ofticers, and men and individuals 
of both classes, which nothing but death can sever. Every one 
\yho served in the old army can recall the respectful bearing, and 
imselfish attentions, which were the general rule of intercourse. 
There was, too, a real cordiality and heartiness in all this, far above 
and exceeding the requirements of military authority or etiquette, 
which spnuig from the spontaneous instincts of true men embarked 



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in a common undertaking of peril and adventure. Jealousies, 
bickcrinii^s or improper rivalries among officers were almost wholly 
unknown, disagreements between ditVerent organizations never 
occurred. There was a faitlifulness among subordinate and superior 
officers unusual in the experience of armies. Military law and usage 
ordinarily prevent open ami improper comment 1)V subordinate 
officers or men, on the motives or acts of their superiors, but there 
are a thousand ways by which unfaithful service may be rendered, 
and. for the time being, pass for true. Bad men infest cverv armv 
to a certain extent, and not imfrec[uenth' creep into official posi- 
tions where they can for a while find scope for arrogance or 
brutalitw Happily such examples were very rare in the Army of 
the Cumberland. Its officers as a class were courteous gentlemen, 
and despised alike the brute, the "carpet knight," and the martinet. 
The rank and file of the army was composed largely of intelligent 
and energetic men, who became soldiers from the promptings of 
patriotism. They did not seek the army as a make-shift or occupa- 
tion, and brought to it the earnest convictions and correct habits of 
successful and respectable citizens. Hence, there was less rancor 
toward the inhabitants of hostile territory, less plunder and pillage, 
less lawlessness, straggling, and crime than is common in armies 
otherwise constituted. The kindliness of the Army of the Cumber- 
land was not confined alcjne to its internal associations. It exhibited 
itself constantly toward an unprotected enemy. Moderation and 
justice marked its relations toward the hel]:)less and innocent victims 
of the war, encountered in its numerous campaigns. Now that 
the rougher passions engendered by the war are passing away, 
and the councils of Peace are to prevail, every soldier must feel 
gratified that such humane conduct marked the course of his old 
army. It is a pleasing reflection, in reverting to the unavoidable 
horrors of a civil strife, that the severities inflicted by an army 
fell far short of what the harsher laws of war iustitied. 

Another feature of the Army of the Cumberland was a high 
military and moral discipline. Tliis qualit\' naturally followed 
from the others alluded to, as well as from the character and labors 
of its difl'erent commanders. A high and stern code of discipline 
would be expected from such commanders as Anderson, Sherman. 
Buell, Rosecrans and Thomas, all of whom were educated to 
arms, and had made the business of war the study of a lifetime. 
They well imderstood the truth of the maxim, ^'xcar Is not a cofijcc- 



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tural art^^ and constantly labored to promote that thorough 
discipline which alone can render armies powerful or effective. It 
is true discipline and constant duty that makes the soldier, and 
this is worth far more than exceptional acts of bravcr\'. It is 
discipline which begets endurance, confidence, courage and power 
in the army, and without it numbers become ponderous and use- 
less. Every soldier and officer of intelligence understands the 
advantage of discipline, and however hard its exact requirements 
may have seemed to raw volunteers, at first enlistment, they soon 
knew that, in war, it was but another name for safety and strength. 
It economizes life, insures success, gives rapiditv, certainty and 
vigor to soldiery; without it an armv is little else than an armed 
mob, dangerous only to itself, and becomes a ready pi'ey to stam- 
pede and defeat. The Army of the Cumberland attained an 
enviable proficiency in all the tactical knowledge and other 
acquirements requisite for good service, but, in addition to this, it 
cultivated and enforced a high order of discipline. Offenses 
against good order became rare, and when discovered were 
promptly and severely punished. The officers were sustained and 
upheld by the men in the enforcement of all the rules of war. 
This sentiment, prevailing throughout the army, served to keep 
the men firm to their colors, yet to preserve a good and healthful 
general discipline. 

Another quality of the Army of the Cumberland was a great 
degree of military enthusiasm. The //loralc of the army was 
uniformly good. As a body it always had zeal, spirit, hope and 
confidence. These qualities gave it not only endurance, but super- 
added enthusiasm. No reverses broke its spirit or diminished its 
zeal. Its tenacity and ability to endure reverses were sorely tried 
at Stone river. Its spirit and enthusiasm were brilliantly dis- 
played in contending against heavy odds at Chickamauga. The 
officers and men, as a class, were always enthusiastic in asserting 
the justness of their cause, and in their steady belief of its ulti- 
mate triumph. This confidence gave the army great power in the 
conflict of battle, and rendered examples of bad conduct in the face 
of the enemy, either on the part of individuals or organizations, an 
exception to the general rule. Another eftect of this feeling was 
to prevent disquiet, home-sickness — that bane of the volunteer 
soldier — desertion, and all the train of evil consequences which 
flow therefroni. 



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Another qualitv wliich was constantly observable in the Army 
of the Cuinbcrland was esprit dc corps. Pride in army orj^^an- 
ization is al\va\s a most desiral^le trait in military lii'e. Tlie dfliccr 
or private who can sink all individuality in the name and success 
of his companv, reijiment, division or army is, by the same deji^ree 
in w hicli he does this, so much the l)elter soldier. This pride of 
the soldier in the army to which he belongs, gives it force and 
vigor — ennobles the men and operates as a strong incentive to 
indi\idual \ alor. This animating spirit of the collective body was 
a conspicuous trait in the Armv of the Cumlierland. There were 
none of its regiments or batteries who were not char\' ot the 
good name of their armv. and proud of the victories and services 
achieved b\- it. 

These were some of the features of the Army of the Cumber- 
hmd which were ordinarilv to be remarked. They, however, by 
no means constitute all. The\- were tpialities possessed in com- 
mon b\- all our armies in the field, and it may be by others in a 
degree equal to or superior to that of the one to which allusion is 
made. It is true that thev existed in it. and by referring to this 
fact no invidious comparisons are intended. 

TE.XCHIXGS OF THK W.\K. 

The war cjf the rebellion, like all sectional outbreaks, is not 
without its instructions. Results which follow a civil war are 
seldom apparent at its immediate cU)se. Its teachings are not 
alwavs impressed on the generation which has lived through the 
eventful scenes which spring from it. Time is re([uired to sottcn 
the tone and passicnis of the contending parties, to heal up the 
wounds of the nation, and to show the permanent conseciuences 
which are produced. The late rebellion is no exception to the 
rule. It brought about changes in our country and Government, 
and among our people, \\ hich will be as lasting as the Republic 
itself It is impossible now to allude, in the most cursory manner, 
to all the revolutions in business, finance, political views, personal 
life and habits which came from the war. They are many, and 
are full of instruction, regret or foreboding; according to the tem- 
perament in which thev are read and the spirit in which they are 
stuilied. \':is1 changes ha\e alread\- followed the war. and its 
teachings are grand, solemn and wonderful. It overturned many 
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axioms in politics, and numerous preconceived notions in business 
and commerce. 

One of the grandest effects which flowed from the rebeUion 
w^as the estabhshment of imiversal personal liberty in our country. 
The theory of our Government has always been that of complete 
individual freedom and protection, but yet, since its foundation, 
slavery and oppression had continually existed under its sanction. 
At the commencement of the war, notwithstanding the boasted 
freedom of the United States, four millions of persons were held 
in bondage, and used and treated as chatties, ijnd subjected to 
cruelties such as were tolerated in no other civilized country. The 
war burst the shackles from these millions of poor creatures and 
bade them look up, assert the intelligence the great Creator had 
o-iven them, and strive to become worthy and useful citizens. It 
made our country not only free in name but absolutely so. Hence- 
forth the world truly may look to the United States as 

" the land of the free, 

And the home of the brave!" 

With the war has gone the great curse of slavery, and, with 
this, are passing away those deep-rooted prejudices of caste and 
color which have been peculiar only to our country. 

The war exploded the great Southern maxim of trade, "Cotton 
is King!" This staple hitherto held high place, it is true, in all our 
o-reat commercial relations, domestic and foreign, and gave to our 
Gulf States a certain power which was assserted to be supreme. 
Cotton and its surroundings, and the ideas which clustered around 
its production, had much to do with bringing about the war; but, 
before it w^as fought through, the world learned that cotton was 
not all there was of the United States. Cotton, though a great 
power, as formerly used, was not King; the maxim asserting it to 
be so was a fallacy, but it required the war to teach us this fact. 

Another truth established by the rebellion, was that all the 
chivalry and manhood of the nation was not compressed into that 
part southward of "Mason and Dixon\ line." It taught us that 
there were valor, patriotism and vitality elsewhere, and, that too, 
sufiicient to preserve the Government and to overturn the most 
powerful rebellion which has ever existed. 

Another fact settled by the war was the mastery of the Federal 
Government. The claim of the supremacy of the State over the 
General Government in matters of conflict, and the doctrine of 



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paramount allegiance owed by the citizens to the latter, were fiillv 
overturned. The falsit\' of such assumptions is now understood. 
The rii;"iit oi secession is also ahandoned, and \\ ill never more he 
asserted at the point of the sword. The war determined the 
Federal (Government as the ji^reat central controlling^ power which 
shall, for all time to come, re^'ulate, within the limits of the \\ ritten 
Constitution, the \ari(>us Estates of tlie I'nion. liefore the rebel- 
lion, the j^reat mass of citizens scarceh' realized the existence of 
tlie h\'deral Government, or had an\ daih evidence of its being. 
It levied no personal taxes upon them. The\' knew that Congress 
belli annual sessions, that a President was elected every four years, 
the Cabinet changed, that the Government transported their letters 
and that it held a court in their State. The only officer with \vhom 
thev came in contact was the ])ostmastcr. Comparati\ eh' few, 
away from the seaboard or the larger cities, had ever seen a custom- 
house, light-house, navy-\ard, man-of-war, file of soldiers, oi- an\- 
thing else, except the national ilag, wliich represented the ])h\sical 
being of the (ieneral Government. It laid its burdens so lightly 
on the citizens that they were hardly known. The war, however, 
taught our peijple (jf the existence of a Federal power, and its 
ability for self-protection and a general defense. 

These and other similar lessons were taught to our countr\ men 
by the grim and horrid experience of the war. Tlie soldiers, also, 
who were engaged in it, sur\'ived its battles, and were h(jnorably 
discharged, received an experimental tuition which tliev will not 
soon forget. They stood nolily to theii- colors in the tide of battle. 
and did not desert them in camp or march. Dangers, difficulties 
or suflering could not drive them from their standards while there 
was a single armed foe in the field. Now, that the war is o\ er. 
they do not propose to desert the cause for which thcN' fought, for 
they still owe their Government allegiance and fealty. While thev 
may no longer measure arms with the enemy in battle arra\ . they 
must still, as citizens,.render homage and support to the constituted 
authorities. They naturally look for the results of their \ictor\-. 
As honorable soldiers they desire the return of peace and tlie 
restoration of order as one of the lirst fruits. It" this is not 
attained, then the w ar has been fought in \ain, and all its carnao^c 
and cost have been made for naught. The survivors of the l^nion 
armies with one accord join theii" late Commander-in-chief in his 
magnanimous and soldierly demand, " Let us have peace!'" The 



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people of the nation have re-echoed this demand, and have 
stronglv emphasized it, by the recent election of our grand chief- 
tain to the Presidency of the United States. This great tribute 
to the soldier element of the country proclaims, in thunder tones, 
the determination of all classes to have that peace which is 
demanded l)v those who fought the war, as well as their intention 
to honor those who were engaged in it. 

A further duty impressed on returned soldiers b\' the education 
of the war, comes in the shape of an obligation to stand bv one 
another. All other things being equal, there can be no wrong to 
the public in the soldier giving preference to his comrade, when 
his interests come in competition with the citizen who did not go 
to the war. He would be false to the ackno\vledged, though 
unpledged ties which bind him to those with whom he has suf- 
fered and fought; false to the memory of his fallen companions; 
false to the associations which gather round and hallow his life as 
a soldier, if he did not do so. As soldiers, you kept the touch of 
the elbow when in line, so stand together now as citizens! The 
living public will honor you for such conduct, and posterity will 
not tail to praise your faithfulness. 

Akin to this is another dut}' learned by the soldier of the 
Republic, to support none Init loyal men for official stations. The 
man who took his life in his hand and fought rebels in open arms 
can not be expected, by the most charitable, to use his ballot to 
undo the work which his musket wrought. It is an insult to the 
soldier who has returned from the war, with an honorable record, 
and who has brains, to ask him to contribute to install unregen- 
erate and unrepentant traitors or their sympathizers into place 
and power. 

The war of the rebellion was fought by volunteer soldiers. 
The policy of our Government has always been opposed to a large 
standing arm}'. As a result of such a course, the entire land force 
of the nation, at the commencement of the war, did not exceed 
15,000 effective men — barely suthcient for light frontier service. 
Our navy, too, was small, and scattered over distant oceans. The 
Government was, therefore, necessarily compelled to call for vol- 
unteers, and to rely upon them for support in the great contest 
before it. The army, small as it was, was divided in loyalty, and 
about one-fourth of the officers went to the cause of the rebellion; 
those remaining steadfast afforded material from which to otffcer 



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t]ic volunteer troops, and Iar<j;cly to contribute to their education. 
The small force of re«^ular troops en<j^a<^ed in the war proved 
tlienisehes l)ra\e soldiers. All that martial science, endurance 
and \alor could achieve belongs to their historv. It is the l)usiness, 
ho\ve\ er, of the re^ulai- soldier to he l)ra\e anil resolute, to liji^ht 
<;allantly. He is fitted hy lonj^ preparation and exercise, In the 
stud\' of the school and traininjj^ of the camp. !^uch is not the 
case with our inexperienced Nolunteers. The nation is justl\- 
proud of the regular army and of its valiant achievements. 
.\nother. and a peculiar pride, possesses our people as thev turn to 
their volunteer soldiers. They are part of themselves, their tellow 
citizens, their fathers, brothers, husbands, sons. Thev are the 
innnediate representatives of the State, coimtv and neijj^hlKn^hood. , 
They are the " Republic itself in armsl"* Thev came, at the blast of / 
the bugle and the roll of the drum, and ran. on willing feet, to their ' 
coimtrv's banner. They left their farms, workshops, professions, 
homes and kindred to fight back the foes of their connnon (Jov- 
crmnent. Thev knew nothing of arms as a profession. Theirs 
was no mercenary service. I^istening only to the promptings of 
patriotism, they went forth to tight for their coinitrv and then 
returned quietly to their homes, laid aside the grab of the wariior. 
put on the habiliments of peace, and resumed their former axoca- 
tions. The war has demonstrated the fact that we now have a 
great and powerful Government, where everv citizen can suddenlv 
spring into a full-armed, ellective soldier, and can as suddenh' be 
transformed into a peaceful citizen. 

^'ou, of the Armv of the Cinnberland. and the \ olunteer soldiers 
of our other grand armies, have revealed the secret of the ph\ sical 
j^trength of the Republic. Our people know the '■mightv muscular 
power f)f our nation, and the nerves, tendons and llbrcs of our 
( Joverinnent." We can now, as if b\- the wand of an enclianter, 
evoke great and magniticent armies. During the late war the 
calls of President Lincoln flashed, with electric speed, over the 
land, and. as at the blast from the wild horn of Clan .Mpine's 
Chief every "In-acken, bush and stone" gave forth its 1 

•• w.irrior arniL-d for strife." 

But our volunteers iiave not onl\- taught the lesson how easv it 
Is to raise vast and powerful armies. Init also the furtlier and more 
im])ortanl lesson, how easv it is to disperse them witiiout \iolence 
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from the bloody scenes of four years' war is full of meaning and 
instruction. The lesson to be learned from such conduct was not 
lost on the world. To-day the monarchs of Europe wonder how 
this is done. All civilization is astonished to know how one 
niiUion of volunteer soldiers, who have fought to successful issue 
the most malignant civil war which Time has yet recorded, have 
quietly stacked their arms and betaken themselves to civil pursuits. 
It is an irrefutable fact that this has been done, and that you, and 
your comrades-in-arms have done it. The loyal volunteers of the 
United States have proven to the world the ease with which our 
Government can raise armies from her citizen soldiery, and then 
suddenly transform them to peaceful life. This element of 
strength is now as apparent as it is wonderful, and constitutes a 
grand bulwark of freedom among us. This ability, suddenly to 
raise and disperse citizen soldiery, stands in place of immense 
armies and navies. It is like the fan of Paribanou, the fairy in 
Oriental mythology — spread it and tlie armies of powerful Sultans 
could repose beneath its shade— fold it, and it becomes a toy in 
the hand of a lady. 

This host of veterans which has just disappeared from camp 
and held, is ready to spring up again at the sound of a trumpet. 
Now, that Peace is spreading her healing wings over the country, 
the vast military strength of the rebellion has become added to 
that of the Government. If ^var with a foreign power should 
make occasion again to summon our countrymen to arms, we can 
now rally, in a common cause, from the survivors of the two late 
contending armies, two millions of such tried and trusty soldiers 
as fought the terrible Ixittles of the rebellion. This sul)tle Init 
wondrous power is now with us. The nation feels it — the world 
knows it. 

While the war cost manv lives, and millions of treasure, it edu- 
cated the nation to arms and developed the martial taste of our 
people to such extent as to leave no apprehension for the future. 
Every loyal soldier laid down his arms at the termination of the 
rebellion with the solemn though unuttered pledge, that he would 
seize them again on the first call of his country, and again wield 
them in its defense. 

With all the horrors, destruction and expense of the war, it was 
not without some good. In a certain point of view it operated as 
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dani^ci's and turmoils and sur\ i\cd. Man\' of the roufjh, boisterous 
and untrained men of the countr\' were disciplined liv the servic'e. 
Man\ were there taught their tirst le--son of suhordination. 
thoughtfulness, cleanliness, and systematical personal hahits. The 
lessons of the camp sometimes savored of vice, hut \ et more fre- 
(pienth' of virtues, and the conduct of the thousands of soldiers 
who have quietly returned from the war and have since become 
honored and reputable citizens, shows that their training in the 
tield was not harmt"ul. I)ut improxiny-. 

CONCLL'SION. 

CJentlemen of the Society of the .Vrmv of the Cumberland: 
Since first enterin<j^ the service of your countr\- nou have seen all 
the viscissitudes and hardships of a soldier's life — the camp, the 
march, the battle, and the victory. You have borne yourselves 
bravely anil successfully, and have exceeded the expectations ot 
your countr\-men. You entlured the trials of your new life with- 
out murmur. Hunger and thirst, exposure, sickness, tatij^ue, 
have not daunted you. '^'ou encountered our country's eneiiiy 
around the church at Shiloh; \-ou toiled nobly as one of the 
besieging armies at Corinth; \-ou rolled back the advancing tide 
of battle at Pcrrvsville; you wrested victory from the enemy 
amid the tangled cedars at Stone river; \'ou held at bav his com- 
pact hosts in the dark and bloody valley of the Chickamauga; you 
endured the memorable siege of Chattanooga; you contributed 
])art of the heroic column that stormed Lookout Mountain; you 
I'ormed the center in the memorable assault on Mission Ridge; 
\ our dead lav thick on evcr\- battle-tield from Dalton to Atlanta. 
Many of nou stood in solid ranks at the murderous battle at 
franklin and moved upon the enem\ at the crowning victory at 
Xashville. Part of you •'marched down to the sea" with our 
great leailer, vSherman, while part made that other and terrible 
winter march in pursuit of a rtving enemy without which "the 
march to the sea" would not have been so fully vindicated as one 
of the grandest exploits in war. Your record has been a glorious 
one. ^'ou can point to numerous pitched battles in which your 
army was engaged singly with the enemy, and man\ others in 
which it bore a conspicuous part. "\"our service has beLMi no 
trifling matter, no mere "fun mustering," but constant and deadly 
grappling with "foemcn Avorthy of your steel." The long and 



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toilsome marches you have made, the mountains and rivers you 
have crossed, the various routes vou have traversed, the weary 
miles you have made, the fortifications vou have built, all these I 
have not attempted to relate. The world knows these facts, for 
thev have alreadv passed into history, and have become great and 
startling truths. While you have been toiling on, and risking 
vour lives in battle, you have not only been exalting yourselves, 
but unconsciously carving an undying fame. It is to be spoken to 
vour credit, noble soldiers! that your army has not sullied its rep- 
utation by anv base or unmanly actions. It wears no dishonorable 
scars. It has not recoiled in liattle, nor faltered when the charge 
was sounded. In this respect you have a common repute with 
vour fellow-soldiers of other armies of the Union — a glorious herit- 
aoe, which has been wrought out by gallant soldiery, and to 
which you have contributed. 

One fact must not be omitted. Many of your regiments became 
veterans in the volunteer service. The stripes of honor, added to 
the uniform worn by them, indicated that they were not only 
United States volunteers, but further and higher than this — veteran 
volunteers ! The additional title was no meaningless thing. It 
proclaimed to the world that those who enjoyed it had trod the 
wine-press of affliction — had been tried in the furnace of battle, 
and that three years of experience and faithful labor had been 
consumed before thev gained that honorable distinction. The day 
that your veterans, having fulfilled their first enlistment, again 
entered the service was the crowning day of their glory. Less 
patriots or determined men would have shrunk from this second 
trial. To their noble purpose, to the re-enlistment of thousands 
in the great armies of the Union, our country owes its safety and 
integrity. 

The pleasure of every greeting among soldiers is commingled 
with sadness. In looking over the representation here of those who 
once composed the Army of the Cumberland, in vain we seek for 
many well-known and familiar faces. Why came they not from 
the dangers of the battle to mingle with us to-day? Too well we 
know. The great record of battles furnishes the sad response 
and points us to the heroic dead. It recalls to memory those who 
fell gloriously in battle and rendered up their lives to their coun- 
try — their souls to their God. We may deplore them, we may 
grieve for them, but our lamentations will not avail. Others there 



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were who tell h\ the wavside in we:ir\" inarehes, or whose cs es 
i^rew dim ami spirits fled from camp or hospital, and whose names 
adorn no battle-roll. Disease, the great destroyer, made sad ha\ oc 
in \ our lines. His victims far exceeded those who fell in battle. 
AIan\' a comrade who escaped the perils of the tield. dri\ en tVom 
his place in the line, came home ""to die amitl his friends and 
kindred — enchng life where it began." Honor then to our pa- 
triotic death 

Others, too, there were not numbered with the dead, who, 
stricken by disease or bullets of the enemy, have returned to drag 
out a life of disabilit\' and sutVering. Honor also to them. .Strong 
and manlv soldiers once, their wounded limbs and shattered liodies 
are to be revered and held doubly precious. 

But our sorro\vs to-dav mav not be wholh- for the dead. Their 
names are 

'•Freedom's now and Fame's." 

Our svmpathies rather "go out for the living. The nation mourns 
her warriors slain, and weeps over the rivers of })lood which have 
reddened its vSouthern plains, but ouV personal and eflective svm- 
})ath\- must be for the friends and relatives of the fallen bra\es. 
most of all for the widow and orphan of the slain. \\'hile we 
can not but lament the dead, who manfullv fought their last battle, 
it is the living that should call out our acti\e condolence and 
future care. 

Let the nation and the State, while. t)ut of theii' abundance the\' 
labor to perpetuate the memor\- of the dead, also make haste to 
provide for the needs of the living. Let it lie a matter of indi- 
\idual dut\ with us all to care for the wants of the soldier's 
family. As God has given to each of us, so let him gi\ e of his 
substance to the widows and orphans of our gallant dead. 

The stalwart returned soldier should have place, employment 
and honors. The wounded and helpless should have home and com- 
forts. The widow of the soldier and his fatherless children should 
not beg bread. His orphan shouhl have education, and the State 
and kind friends should hover around him, like ministering angels, 
to nurture, instruct and guard him. 

I leave to linger with you these parting injunctions, which are 
caught from the spirit and purpose of your associations: and. 
again wishing vou the return of manv such jovous reunions, I 
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Following- the address of General Cruft came music, again 1)V 
the Drum Corps, entitled, '^Battle of Stone River." To say that 
it was perfectly executed is not too high praise. It was the sounds 
of hattle most truly. 

General Thomas now introduced General J. D. Cox, selected Iw 
the Society of the Army of the Ohio for its orator. General Cox 
hears the military honors of an eminently successful corps com- 
mander, and the civilian record of an able Governor of the State 
of Ohio. He was received with marked acknowledgment and 
cheers. In his address he says: 

SPEECH OF GEXERAL COX. 

I feel xcYX sensibly the ditficultv of expressing fitly the feelings 
which must fill the heart of every memlier of the Grand Army 
of the West at such a reunion as this. We have met our old 
comrades of the corps and subordinate army organizations, since 
we parted at Raleigh, after our last review as a separate army, in 
the presence of Grant and Sherman — names that need no titles. 
But, to-day, the Army of the West meets by its representatives for 
the first time in the garb of peace. To-da\', in the presence of 
the same commanders for whom our love and admiration have 
not grown cold in the interval, we meet to renew our pledges of 
comradeship and brotherhood; to mingle our regrets for the hon- 
ored dead, and our congratulations with those who have survived. 

The years w'hich have passed since that memorable April, iS6^, 
by carrying' us further away from the great and exciting events 
then just ending, enable us to take a more just and comprehen- 
sive view of the war itself and of our own share in it, and though 
no true soldier need apologize for the honest pride with which he 
may ha\ e imitated the ancient hero in exclaiming, '^^/{or/iiu fars 
inag)ia f/ii" all will frankly admit that a distance of three \ ears 
reduces somewdiat the proportions, and tones tlown the coloring- 
he used to give to the achievements of his own command, as 
compared with other portions of the army. 

The soldier in the ranks naturally l:)elieves that his own regi- 
ment is the flower of the army and is peerless in discipline and 
courage. The faith is so important a condition of success that he 
would be an unwise commander who would discourase it. The 



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cimilation w liich ^low s out of the >;inic (.'Ic'iiK-iits of ])ri(l(.' and 
sclt-coiitulciicc shows itsL'lt" in tlic cli\ isioii. tlic coip.N \\\\i\ the 
army organization as well. 

In the larger unit it has much the same \alue as in the smallei-, 
anil contains the same lallacy. We ha\ e all tell its influence, ami 
know that there was none of' us \\ ho did not feel a deejjer thrill 
of' ))ride and pleasure when he saw the Hag hearing his ow n coi'ps" 
emhlem moving in the front, than in looking u])on am othei' han- 
ner that Hoated oxer the advancing host. 

I said that time has modified these fccling.s somewhat. God 
forhid that either our interest in the cause for whicli we fought, or 
our personal satisfaction and pride in our own share of the work 
shoidd diminish. liut 1 think that \ear hv \ ear, as the past recedes 
into the distance, the feeling will grow more and more general 
and less individual; more an armv feeling and less that of a corps 
or division; more a national feeling and less a local or sectional 
one. Looking hack at our fathers" deeds, in the old war of Inde- 
pendence, we hardly care now to incpiire whether thev served with 
(iates or Green, with Lafavette or vSchu\ ler. We are satisfied 
w ith their glor\' in heing memher.s of the old Continental ai^mv 
which established the Republic. In like manner our svmpathies 
liave been growing wider, and our appreciation of our comrades 
has been enlarging. The attraction has been extending the circle 
of its influence, until we who have had our regimental reunions, 
and corps reunions, ha\e felt the impulse to assemlile, not as the 
Arm\' of the Cumberland, of the Tennessee, of Ohio, of (ieorgia, 
but as the (irand Arm\ of the West, with which our j^osteritv 
will be proud that we were identified when our suboidinate di\i- 
sions shall ha\ e been forgotten b\ all but the diligent stuilent of 
histor\ . And if our brothers of tJie (irand Arnn of the ICast 
could be with us, our welcome would ])ro\ e that we have no 
jealousy of their splentlid career, and hold it the dearest and most 
precious of all our honors, that we were a part of the patriotic 
host, a unit in sentiment, ])eers in courage, and rivals oid\ in 
honorable deeds — the armv that saved the nation. 

Therefore, although I am here as the deputed representatix e of 
the Arm\' of the Ohio. I shall not detain \()u long with an\ thing 
that mav be peculiar to that organization, but shall hasten to the 
ijH]uir\ Iiow an armv society ma^" be made to produce some tlura- 



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ble results, bv throwing light on the history of the war, or by 
thorough and scientific criticism of its events. 

The armv of the Ohio which last bore that name, was organized 
in the Summer of 1863, prior to General Burnside's occupation of 
East Tennessee, and consisted of the 9th, 23rd and a cavalry corps, 
besides detached garrisons and troops in various parts of the 
department of the same name. After the terrible Winter of 1863- 
64 following the memoral)le siege of Knoxville, the 9th Army 
Corps returned to the East, and resumed its old position in the 
Armv of Virginia, leaving the zyd Corps with the cavalry and 
detached troops to continue the army name. The regiments of 
which it was composed had nearly all been newly organized in 
the Spring of 1863, but were made up in considerable part of 
officers and men who had seen much service in the earlier part of 
the war. Its regiments came from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Ken- 
tucky and East Tennessee, and during the first year of the new 
organization had had the benefit of the systematic discipline and 
firm command of General Hartsuft'. Thence, after a brief interval., 
it passed into the hands of General Stoneman, and finally, just 
before the opening of the Spring of 1864, it received as its per- 
manent commander General Schofield, whose presence here to-day 
prevents me from speaking of him in the terms of admiration 
and deep-rooted confidence which cverv member of the Army of 
the Ohio had learned to feel, long before the nation had done 
justice to his services in the field, or recognized his administrative 
sagacity which is now so fittinglv employed at the head of the 
War Department. 

The Winter which ushered in the year 1S64, and the camp at 
Strawberry Plains in East Tennessee, was the " Valley Forge" of 
the 23rd Corps, The raising of the siege of Knoxville was after 
the wagon roads to the Ohio river, two hundred miles away, had 
become impassable from the Fall rains. No railroad communica- 
tion existed, neither food nor clothing could be procured from the 
distant depots of supply, the surrounding country was exhaust- 
ed, and our men were left to shiver in their rags, their frames 
debilitated by rations so reduced in quantity that we shrank 
from estimating the small proportion they bore to the regulation 
allowance. 

The minute account of that Winter's campaign, and a just tribute 
to the patriotic heroism of the men, who, in the midst all of their 



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sufferings, rc-cnlistrd liy wliolc i-c^iiiirnts for a nrw ((.Tm of three 
\cars or thiriiiL;- tlic- war, is a liiluitr the Anii\ <>l" the OhI.) owes 
to its heroes ot' the I'ank and lile. and wnuld lie a inilitarx' memoir 
wliich would gi\c the proceedings of an arm\ soL-iet\ real \ahie 
to the future historian. 

The ist of May, 1864, found the Arm\ of the Oliio taking its 
place as the left wing of the grand arm\ . and pre]iaring to cross 
the Georgia lines as the campaign of Atlanta opened. Our first 
union with the conil)ined arnu' was in tVont of Dalton. wlu're we 
made the demonstration on the enemy's works east of the ridge, 
while Thomas attacked Buzzard Roost and Rock\- Face, ami 
McPherson was mo\ing througli Snake Creek Gap for Resaca. 
\Vhen the Army of the Tennessee had completed its movement, 
and we were ordered to withdraw from the menacing hut exposed 
and isolated position on the left, retiring in line of battle over rido-es 
where the quartz rock seemed never to have lost its original sharp- 
ness of angles, and through ravines tangled and almost impassable, 
the enemy's skirmishers fcjllowing close on our steps, the officers 
and men of the Cumberland Arinw from the crags above, watched 
the mo\ ement and their applause of its steadiness and precision 
was grateful to our hearts, as a proof that our efforts to cultixate 
discipline had not been in \ain, and that we were received as 
equals by the men who had fought at Stone ri\er and Chicka- 
mauga. Other compliments, subsequenth received. ma\ lia\e 
soundetl better in general orders, but none weie e\ er more 
satisfactory to the recipients than when we were told, with heart\" 
voice in rough camp phrase, that our comrades of the other armies 
were convinced that "we we would do to tie to."" 

Our initiation was now complete, the blooth conllict at Resaca 
followed quickly, where we left many a brave fellow by the banks 
of Camp creek. Then came the crossing of the Ostenaula. and 
the new concentration about Kingston and Cass\ ille. with tlie 
accompanying combats, the crossing of the Etowah, and the 
advance on Kenesaw and Marietta, in which sometimes on the right 
wing, sometimes on tiie left. constantKon a ilank. we shared with 
the Army of the Tennessee the rapid work of the campaign; the 
solid masses of the Cumberland armv usuallv occupying the center 
and giving momentum to the w hole. 

At the crossing of the Chattahoochie the Arm\ of the Ohio 
had the post of honor and the brilliant strategy of our (ieneral-in- 



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chief was not balked bv any lack of skill or dash in execution. It 
would be hard to select a more stimulating martial scene than the 
passag-e of that important river, or one in which all the details of 
dramatic eftect were more complete. Beneath the cloudless 
skies of a warm and lazy summer day, the 23rd Corps marched 
silentl}- under the cover of the ridge skirting the river till Soap 
creek was reached, when Colonel BuelFs canvas pontoons were 
quickly framed and launched, the overhanging woods and the 
tortuous course of the brook hiding the work from the enemy's 
outposts on the opposite shore of the river, behind whose pre- 
cipitous hills Johnston lav, his attention fixed upon the masses of 
the great armv encamped at the railroad crossing several miles 
below. vSo unsuspicious of danger were the enemv's outposts 
opposite, that a Georgian soldier of the detachment was writing a 
cheering letter to his wife at home, telling her to have no anxiety 
for him, as there were no Yankees within miles of them, when 
his writing was rudelv interrupted, not to be resumed, and the 
half-finished letter was left to tell at once its pathetic story of 
household anxieties and troubles, and the completeness of the 
enemv's surprise. As if l^v magic, a long line of blue-coated 
skirmishers issued from the wooded hills into the bottom land, 
a regiment dashed into a difficult ford above, another in white 
pontoons shot from the mouth of the creek, rowed bv stout arms 
that worked with a will, a few shots from the single cannon on 
the hill upon the southern side, a rattling musketrv fire from the 
covering skirmishers, the boats are over, the men are formed and 
go up the slope on the run with bavonets fixed, capturing the gun, 
and meeting on the crest their comrades who had crossed by the 
ford, while the panic-stricken outposts fly to Johnston's camp with 
the portentous news that the line of the Chattahoochie w-as broken. 
An hour's work of the nimble pontonniers puts down the bridge, 
and before the enemy can move to resist the crossing, the whole 
corps is impregnably intrenched on the heights, and a tete dc pout 
secured frcjm which the army mav move out at leisure. 

Then came the closing in upon Atlanta, and Hood's well-con- 
ceived effort to crush our left after making a ruse of withdrawing 
all his forces into the works of the town, an ef^V^rt which was 
foiled, though the loss of the noble McPhersou made it a costly 
day to us. Sherman's headquarters were that day at the Howard 
House, with the Army of the Ohio, and we love to remember 



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how his usual nervous restlessness chan^^cd to ([uiet, sniootlily 
niovinjj \vork and suavity of manner as the alVair hecanie serious. 

M\ time will not permit e\en a hast\' sketch of the oi)erations 
ahoiit ^Vtlanta, i)f the chanj^e to an au^^'ressive policN on the part 
of the enem\- after Hood relieved Johnston, of the manner in 
which their forces were hurled against our earth-works, till in the 
chafing hetween pickets the rehels hegan tt) say. with hitter 
humor, that thev had about enough men left for "another killing."' 
Still less can 1 follow up the interesting episode of tlie ()ctol)er 
movements, and tlie daring strategy of Hood in his march toward 
Tennessee, \vhich might have succeedetl with another oj^poneiit, 
and have brought our whole army north of the ri\ er. but which 
was met bv a still mt)re daring mo\ e — the march to the sea, for 
which English critics find no other parallel than Marlborough's 
famous march from the low coimtries to J^lenheim, on the 
Danube. 

At Rome, in (icorgia. The Arm\- of the Cumberland was 
divided, our Army of the Ohio going back with the 4th Corps to 
operate against Hood, and the Army of (leorgia was organized of 
the remainder of General Thomas' command. 

When we parted with Sherman at Rome, he expressed his 
faith that the march to the sea would be unimpeded, and that we 
who were remanded to Tennessee would find the fighting if there 
was to be any. We found it, at Franklin and Nashville, and we 
will only sav of it that we did not mean that our comrades of the 
Grand Army shoidd be ashamed of us. Sherman knew into 
whose hands he had committed the important task of foiling 
Hood; and Thomas and Schofield were fuUv ecpial to their work; 
more than this. the\- would not thank me for saying. 

The nation was slow in gaining full knowledge of that Ten- 
nessee campaign, and there is room for doubt whether it is yet 
fully understood. 'J'he motives for the delax' in making the attack 
upon Hood, at Nashville, are perhaps pretty well comprehended, 
and the result so brilliantl\- vindicated the Fabian policy and the 
inflexible adherence of our commander, in that important battle, 
to Avhat he knew to be right, that words are not no\v needed 
on that point. 1 believe, however, that the strateg}' of the enemy 
will, as a matter of military science, be approved by the thial \er- 
dict of competent critics, and it will be more and nioie clearly 
seen that Hood's movements upon Nashville was not the random 



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blow of a madman, but a move in the mibtaiy game, which, though 
of a desperate character, was wisely and boldly pushed, in view 
of the despeiate circumstances in which the Confederacy was 
placed by Sherman's march upon Savannah. The game was 
played of necessity for the whole or none, and we won it, thanks 
to the God of battles, and to the courage and skill of Thomas and 
Schofiekl, who had no child's play to deal with. 

Hood's original movement against our line of communications, 
when we were at Atlanta, was a daring attempt to transfer the 
theater of operations out of Georgia and into Tennessee again. 
Our chase of him to Galesville, in Alabama, seemed to warrant 
him in believing he would be successful, and he kept on through 
that vState, al\va\s in reach of communication with the South, 
manifestlv expecting us to follow him. A ///cdiocrc commander 
would have done it; a timid one would have put the whole army 
upon the railroad, and have sought to head the enemy oft' before 
he could reach Nashville. Either policy would have been a sub- 
stantial success for the rebellion. Hood was, however, pitted 
against a boldness and originalitv more than equal to his own. 
When it became evident that the enem^' could not be overtaken 
and forced into a decisive engagement, the march to the sea, a 
true stroke of militarv genius, wa6 instantly determined upon, and 
the 4th and 23rd Corps alone were detached and sent to Nashville 
to make head against Hood, until General A. J. Smith's command, 
coming from the West, might restore something like equality to 
Thomas' army, and cnalile him to take the aggressive, whilst 
Sherman went into the very heart of the Confederacy to take its 
life, and make its two arms at Richmond and at Nashville useless, 
if not powerless. 

Hood's first daring conception failed, because it was met by 
a more audacious and able one. When then he learned that 
Sherman was back at Atlanta, it was too late to regain his lost 
ptjsititni, and the only possible means of bringing his adversary 
back was by a coup ifetat against Thomas before he could con- 
centrate force enough to oppose him. Here our game in Middle 
Tennessee became the dilatory one, and Schofield's work was to 
hold Hood back till Thomas had prepared at Nashville to meet 
him. Hence our delay at Pulaski till Hood had left Lawrence- 
burg, and the race to Columbia to secure the crossing of Duck 
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save our cavalry frDin liciiii;- driven out of it. Hence also 
our delay at Columbia till the la^l moment, and e\ en till one 
of the enemy's corps was in our rear at Spring- Hill, where, how- 
ex er, hy some inconcei\ahle fatuity, Cheatham undertook to make 
an uiunolested flank march by nifj^ht Avithin musket shot of his 
camp-fires. It looked as if we had waited at Duck ri\ er a few 
hours too lon;4, though e\ er\- hour we staved was "gained tor the 
concentration at Xaslnille, and it soon became apparent that the 
skill of our commander was turning;- our perils to the adxanta^i^e 
of the purposes of the camj)aiyn. 

.\t Fianklin we \\ ere oblioed to otVer battle to ^^\\c our trains 
time to t'ord the llarpeth, and Hood verv rii^htlv judj^ed that if 
he Could dri\e us into the ri\ er nothing- could sto]-) his march io 
the Ohio. He deli\eied, therefore, a series of attacks, more per- 
tinaciously obstinate and iletermined than an\- we had before 
experienced. The field was without obstructions, our defensive 
works were oid\' a hastih' constructed breastvs^ork of earth, and 
it was the fairest possible test of the problem whether courage 
and numbers could, b\ a direct attack, take such a line from men 
of e<iual courage and discipline, armed with Springfield rifles. 
The result seemed to prove that the fire may be made too wither- 
ing for anv troops to preserve their organization under it. 
Breech-loading weapons would lea\e still less doubt of it. 

An e\ent not included in the phins of defense, seemed, for the 
first hour, to gi\e the enemy reasonable hope of success, but 
though repeated assaidts obliged us to repeat our fire at intervals 
initil late in the night, at midnight we were unmolested in obey- 
ing our orders to withdraw and complete our concentration at 
Nash\ille the following d:\\\ December i, 1864. I']) to this point 
Hood's conduct of the campaign seems to me to have been on true 
military ]irinciples, and the risks he took to have been warranted by 
an ordinary calculation of the chances of wai". Taking into 
account his great losses at Franklin, particularly the extraordinary 
fact of the death or disabling of thirteen general officers (a con- 
clusive proof of the desperation with w hich the assault was 
made), his polic\ in continuing the ailvance to Xash\ ille ma\' well 
he questioned. \\'e must not forget, howe\er, that he w as igiu)- 
rant whether our losses were not almost as great as his. and of the 
extent of the re-enforcements Thomas might recei\e. The cause 
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Sherman was in the heart of Georgia would be ruin, and he was 
under a kind of necessity to keep up the appearance of aggres- 
sive action. That his doing so imposed upon the country a false 
opinion of his strength was plainly manifest in the nervousness 
everywhere felt and expressed at the delay in delivering the 
return blow at Nashville. Even the most competent judges at a 
distance began to question whether Hood was not master of the 
situation, and we mav therefore concede that he seemed to have 
ground for reasonable hope. 

Fortunatelv our commander at Nashville was a man of Wash- 
ingtonian character and will, and knew that his country's cause 
depended upon his being right, and not upon his merely sccDi'nig 
so. He waited with innuovablc firmness for the right hour to 
come. It came, and with it a justihcation of l)oth his military 
skill and his own self- forgetful patriotism, so complete and glori- 
ous that it would be a mere waste of words for me to talk about it. 

Our choice of the annivcrsarv of that memorable event for our 
reunion is itself a proof of our estimate of its importance. I 
have enlarged upon the events which led to it because I think 
they have not been fulh' understood, and because the Army of 
the Ohio and its commander had a larger responsibility and a 
more personal interest in them. At Nashville we ^vere relatively 
a smaller portion of the national forces, and a description of its 
incidents comes more properly from our brothers of the Cumber- 
land Army. 

No one who was there will be likelv to forget the drenching 
winter rain-storm in which the battle of Nashville ended, nor the 
chase after the routed enemy to the Tennessee river, by roads 
which were one deep and continuous mire, and through chilling 
alternations of rain and snow. Hardly was the river reached 
when the Army of the Ohio received orders at Clifton, not far 
below Pittsburg Landing, to proceed by river and rail to Wash- 
ington, and thence by sea to the mouth of Cape Fear river, in 
North Carolina. From a winter campaign in the valley of the 
Tennessee, we proceeded without delay to another Avinter cam- 
paign on the Atlantic coast, some two thousand miles distant by 
oui- route of travel, and our Western troops had to add to their 
experiences the pleasure of being cooped up in transports at sea, 
during a storm oft' Cape Hatteras. 

February and INIarcli were occupied with the capture of Wil- 



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iniiiij^ton, the advance from Xewberne, the battle of Kin<jston, 
and the construction of railways from the coast to Goldshoro, 
^\ licre we again met our old comrades of the .\rniics of the 
Tennessee and Georgia, coming up through South Carolina t(» 
complete their tour through the Confederac\'. Again, initler our 
old chief, we marched against owx old ath ersary, Joe Johnston, 
;ind at Greensboro, on the eastern side of the same mountain 
chain wliose western face had been so familiar to us a \ ear before, 
we had the honor of receiving the arms and issuing the ]:)arol> 
of the onlv remaining armv of the rebellion. 

In the operations in North Cartdina we received into our organ- 
ization of the Armv of the Ohio, the loth Corps, which had 
recentlv done memorable ser\ice in the capture of Fort Fisher, 
and that gallant bodv of men under the command of General 
Terrv. was made free of the brotherhood of the AN'estern army, 
though tliev were Eastern men all. and had never ser\ eil west of 
the Alleghanies. 

It would be pleasant to linger longer on those scenes, and to 
touch upon some of the peculiar points of interest in a campaign 
iimong the swamps of the Carolina ct)ast. for all who are repre- 
j;ented here did not march through the Salkehatchie. My time, 
however, is too nearlv exhausted to jiermit me to do this, or even 
to attempt to portrav the enthusiastic joy of the meeting at 
(joldsboro, and the still wilder tumult of rejoicing when, on the 
march to Raleigh, we got the news that Grant had "fought it out 
on that line," and that Lee had surrendered. The t\vo great 
brothers-in-arms, who were almost l)rothers in blood by reason of 
the singularh' unselfish friendship which has honored them 
scarceh- less than their gieat deeds, met at Raleigh and congratu- 
lated each other that by God's good providence the work begun 
at Donelson and Henry was accomplished, and that now they 
Avould 1k' able to sav in tones of authority to the men who had 
made war upon the nation's existence, '-Cease your rebellion." 
The recent recognition by that nation of the fact that the remain- 
<ler of the road to the permanent and enduring peace we long for 
can best l)c marked out bv him whose modest sagacity and hero- 
ism, and whose unfaltering faith in his country's destiny was our 
g^uide through the gloom of our great struggle, is j^roof to the 
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require great trumpet-blowings of one's own merits to make them 
know a true leader when they see him. 

With the administration of the country in such hands and the 
'generalship of the armies committed to his twin brother in renown 
and in patriotism, who will dare doubt that we "shall have peace?" 
The Republic longs most earnestly for unity of sentiment as well 
as unity of territory, and we may rightfully hope that an adminis- 
tration, in which the even justice of the civil ruler is meted out 
with the honorable courtesy which always marks the true soldier, 
will win back all American hearts to true allegiance to the nation. 

I fear that mv time is too nearly spent to permit me to say many 
things I desire to speak of It has been impossible for me even 
to notice the many brilliant acts which characterized the career of 
the subordinate commanders of our Army of the Ohio, much less 
to give the well-earned meed of praise to the individual officers 
and men who deserved it. I have tried to do no more than give 
a meager sketch of what ma}' be properly regarded the distin- 
ofuishino- features of the army as a whole. 

Before closing mv remarks, however, I would like to suggest a 
few ciueries regarding the use which may be made of an army 
society to illustrate and perpetuate the details of many events 
which will otherwise be in danger of being forgotten and lost. 
Social gatherings have a great charm of their own, but there may 
be danger that we shall be reproached hei-eafter with having 
neglected to preserve for our posterity the facts and reminis- 
cences which \\ill be invaluable material for the ultimate history 
of the war, but which will be lost forever, unless put into perma- 
nent form within the lifetime of those who are here present. 

The late rebellion was the first great war in which rifled ordnance 
was used on a large scale for general purposes of the field as well 
as of the siege. It was also significant for the unprecedented use 
of' intrenchments and earth-works as a feature of modern cam- 
paigning. It came in one of the revolutionary epochs in scientific 
invention, when the intelligent discussion of the question which 
arose, carried on l)y those who were the eye-witnesses of the 
events which suggest the problems in the art of -war, can not fail 
to be productive of increased knowledge of the art itself 

Our nation may be so happy as never again to be involved in a 
war-like conflict, but the probabilities of peace will not be dimiu- 



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islu'd bv tlic spread of intelligence on the sultject ot' niilil;ir\ 
atVairs. 

The jx/nits in w hieh a eani]KiiL:,n in this country must necessarih 
(litVer tVoni an ICurojiean one, are extrenieh' numerous. The 
features wliich marked this as a strife diflerent tVom an\ other, 
cither here or elsew here, were scarceh less numeious. All of 
these deserxe to be carefully and critically examined; and could we, 
in some permanent ori^ani/.ation like those of the better historical 
societies of the country, meet for leal business and discussion of 
such matters, or even without frecpient lar<^e meetin<i^s, have an 
executive committee callin<^ out and publishins^ communications 
throwing light upon either the theoiies or the facts, the transac- 
tions of such an association could not fail to ha\e lasting- \alue to 
the world. 

Take onlv a few of the many (juestions which would crowd 
uj)on us, as examples of what 1 ha\e referred to. To what extent 
is the face of the country in the States where our most active 
campaigning was carried on, what would be regarded as an 
impracticable country for military operations in Europe? Whether 
\o\\ consider the almost impenetral^le thickets of pine, which are 
constantly met in Georgia, where it was frequently impossible for 
a horse to make his way between the saplings, and where it was 
unsafe to neglect constant reference to the compass to keep ones 
course and direction, or the immense swamps of the Carolinas, 
where deplovment of a line was often a physical impossibility: 
would not the ordinar\- rules of military science need a totally 
new construction and application?' 

Again, look at the almost total absence of an\ roads better than 
a mere wagon track thi'ough a wilderness, and the conseciuent 
dependence upon long and exposed lines of railroads for supj^lies, 
the country roads, even where only a few miles of them were used, 
soon becoming mere cpiagmires — and was not this a new featui'e 
in war between immense armies calling for entireU new comI>ina- 
tions and expedients to surmount the ditficulties? 

When vou add to these things the fact that the theater of war 
was of such enormous extent and the movements of the later 
campaigns on so vast a scale as to distance, as well as to aruianient, 
as to produce a combination of obstacles to be overcome, perhaps 
(juite unprecedented, must there not of necessit}- be room tor 
investigations abounding in interest and details of the ex[)edients 



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invented \\\\\\ their practical application, which would be of 
immense \aliie if they could only be preserved in some tangible 
and permanent t\)rm. 

There are practical questions also with regard to arms and 
equipments, which are not yet settled. Were we right in adhering 
to the extent we did to the brass "twelves," known as the Napo- 
leon gun? Were not the three-inch rifled pieces proven to be 
equally valuable for throwing canister at short range as they were 
t\)r throwing shell at long distances? And did not our own experi- 
ence prt)ve that we ought to have rejected all but rifled artillery 
even for light held work? 

With regard to small arms also, have we had any satisfactory- 
summing up of an experience as bearing upon the question of the 
balance between waste of ammunition and useless firing when 
breechloaders were used, and the lack of rapidity "in a pinch," 
when Springfield or Enfield rifles are relied upt)n? W^e know 
that a wide divergence of opinion existed among us on this point, 
and the facts and theories ought to be brought face to face. 

\Vhen we turn to the problems which are peculiar to the cir- 
cumstances under which the war arose, we find queries arising of 
even greater interest than those I have referred to. 

What shall we say of the manner in which our great army was 
raised. Were we right or wrong in depending so long upon vol- 
unteering? Was the single battalion regiment the proper unit of 
organization? Was it wisdom or folly to try to preserve the old 
regular army organization, instead of scattering it at once to be 
used in leavening and instructing the whole volunteer force? 
What was the effect of allowing the regimental officers to be com- 
missioned by the several States, and the promotion of the officers 
of the line to depend upon the State Executives? How much 
more did the war cost us in lives and money by reason of our 
system of constantly organizing new regiments instead of filling 
up the skeleton battalions that were alreadv doing duty in the 
field ? 

The questions that troop up before us when we reffect upon the 
subject are legion, and I doubt whether we can say we have done 
our full duty by our generation if we do not make some systematic 
effort to answer them. In 1863, as Burnside was preparing his 
movement into East Tennessee, a friend put into my hands King- 
lake's first volume on the Crimean War, then just published. 



Of the Army oj the Tennessee. 225 

Like many of you. probably, I was then pondcrinj)^ the pi()l)lciu 
whether the standing' armies of l'"uro]3e would not ha\e been 
sa\ed b\- tlieir t laditioiiarN kni)wk'<lL;e from mam <>t the bhiiiders 
through wliich we all had to learn our duty when our va>t armv 
\vas so suddeidv ealled into existence. I had been inclined to 
think that perhaj:)s we were i'celinj;- our way buni^lin^ly toward 
skill in arms, and pa\ in<;" dearl\- for our experience by reason oi 
lack of special education tor our work. I think scarce anythin<r 
else could ha\e so orcatlv improved my confidence and hope as 
the perusal of that single volume. It is not such a military history 
as a soldier would ha\ e written, and, as everybody knows, the 
author seems often to tell, as if it were praiseworthy, the ver}- 
things a militarv man would have chosen to keep in the ])ack- 
ground. Perhaps that very thing constituted the value ot the 
\vork. It showed that the traditions of the standing army do not 
and can not save the soldier fnnn the necessity of learning his 
business by experience in the field, and that system of administra- 
tions based upon wars in Flanders will not do for armies landed 
on the desert shores of Crimea. It was a photograph of daily 
lit'e in the camp, in which our experience would enable us to dis- 
cover at once that we have been at least as free from glaring 
blunders of administration, of strategy, or of tactics, as the com- 
]:)ined armv under Lord l^aglan. 

I admit this is not saying much, and no one will mistake it tor 
bragging, but it was to me a great comfort and ground of hope 
to [\nd b\- good testimon\- that the inevitable imperfections and 
short-comings of new troops, j^ut sudcUnly in a field lor the liist 
time in their lives, were incident to all the ainiies oi the great 
militar\- powers of Euidik-, and \\ere not peculiar to our condition 
or system of organization. 

The difficulties we ha'd at the outset and our modes of over- 
coming them will, if fairh and faithfully told, l>enefit all who may 
come after us. It may save our posterity from paying quite so 
dearly for the lessons of experience as we are forced to pay. A 
near view diminished something, it is true, of the general glitter 
which gilds a great campaign, as it is narrated in ordinary history, 
but what is added in real human s\ nipathy and interest more than 
makes up for the pro\erbial belittling of familiarity. A\ e ought 
to be willing to be kno\vn and estimated for exactly \\ hat we w ere. 
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we mav thus reiuk-r it a truly intclliL^ililc thing, instead of a 
marvelous romance in which the general outline may he filled up 
according to each reader's fancy. 

A full knowledge of all the circumstances of war will only make a 
civilized nation strive more wisely for peace. And as the improve- 
ment in the efficienc\' of arms makes nations more careful how 
they in\()ke the judgment of the (jod of hattles, so an acquaint- 
ance with all the cost and all the horrors \vhich follow in the train 
of great military- expeditions may make a people more and more 
averse to strife unless the cause he one as holy as that which called 
upon us in r86i — the preservation of the nation's life. With all 
of our experience of comrades fallen, of a countr}- desolated, of 
homes destroved, of lahors and suflerings of all kinds endured, 
and of unexamj)led hurdens to be borne, I beliex e there is no one 
here who would hesitate one instant to draw the sword again to 
avert a like peril from our land, and should anv emergency arise 
(which (jod foibid) that would call us again to enter upon a great 
conflict for national existence, I l)elie\ e I s])eak the sentiments of 
all when \ say that we would wish no better leaders, and could 
find no stauncher comrades than we had in our old organization 
of the (rrand Armv of the West. 

General Cox was listened to with particular attention and 
interest, and was fretpiently cheered and applauded. As he closed 
there were loud calls for him to continue. 

Next to (ieneral Cox's address came a song, "The .Star Spangled 

Hanner," l)y the (!lce Club, the audience joining in the chorus. 

The President then presented General William Cogswell, of 
Massachusetts, who served in the 30th Corps, and who had been 
selected by Major-General Slocum, commander of the Army of 
Georgia, as orator for the society of that army. 

General Cogswell was received with due honors, and said: 

SPEECH OF GENERx\L COGSWELL. 

Mv b'RiKXDS AM) CoMKADK.s: — Four years ago last Thursday, 
many of us here present, after a delightful and unmolested trip 
across the country from Atlanta, reached the rice swamps of South 
Georgia and the outer gates of the City of Savannah; and there, 
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(if Middle (joi^-ia. wc awaited the order to advance and take that 
city. 

But when, three days afterward. Ila/en had t'oresliadow ed at 
McAHster, what would he the fate of J>avannah. if Hardee should 
Avait. that rebel commander, eitlier lielie\'in<i^ that this was not the 
"last ditch" of tlie Confederacw or else too much of a L^entleman to 
welcome us to those "hospitahle graves" wc used to hear of, soon 
left our front, and J^avannah <javc up to us its kcvs. The Atlantic 
coast was reached at last. Sherman's threat march to the sea ^vas 
accomplished, and to militarx histor\ was added a hrilliant and 
most famous paii^'e. 

The heti^innin;^ of the end of a wicked rebellion had come, and 
the briglit morning of jjcacc was breaking in upon us. 

]Morc than three years and a half have now passed since we 
laid down our arms and were finallv disbanded — since, turning 
from the arts of war. we to.)k the better arts of peace. 

And, although now •neither wars nor rumors of wars" disturb us, 
but peace rather is almost e\er\ \\ here assure<l. and the old ibig, 
more than ever now the emblem of true nationality, liberty, and 
valor, flcxits under everv sky, respected and unassailcd, yet are wc, 
the former members of Sherman's armies, once more assembled at 
the call of our commanders: but it is to meet as citizens, quietly and 
in peace, in a loval city, with no clank of the sabre, no sound of 
the musket, no rumbling of artillerv, no wagons blocking up the 
roads, and with neither war nor panoplv of war. 

We meet not because we are soldiers, but because we have 
been soldiers, and because here, and at this time, we want to 
revive the associations of our past; to recall to memor\' the 
experiences of the camp, the bixouac. and the field: to strengthen 
those friendships, which aie friendships onlv known to those who 
have fought bv each other's side, and which are not broken by 
everv breeze that blows. W'e meet to refresh our memory by 
those deeds which go to make up the brilliant record of our 
countrvmen-in-arms and so manv fields of battle: in Hue. we 
meet to bring again to mind, that communion of exposure, ot haril- 
ship. of daring, of pleasure and of pain, of glorv and of victory, 
which has already made us, present and absent, brothers 
forevermore. 

.And as one of that fortunate and "goodly com]oany," I thid 
mvself detailed (and \\ ith no right to criticise or object to the 



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wisdom of the choice) to speak for the Army of Georgia or the 
left wing of Sherman's army, in its march through Georgia and 
the Carohnas. 

My friends, it would be difficult for the ablest and most gifted 
to do justice to the merits of any army, or corps, or organization, 
even, of the great Union army of our country. Much more 
difficult then, will it be for me, unused to such labors, to speak in 
titting and satisfactory terms of that army, one part of which 
dates its record of service back to the glories of Alill Spring, and 
the other to those seven days of heroic history on the Peninsula. 

Each of the two corps of that army, having a record complete 
and independent of its own, l)oth contemplated with pride and 
pleasure, both pregnant with glorious memories, both illumined 
l)y its illustrious and heroic dead, and both blended only to be 
made bright by participation together in that great military achieve- 
ment of the age — -vSherman's march — I feel as if mine was a double 
duty, and for that reason, that I should be entitled to your charity 
and forbearance. 

If I should simply say for the Army of Georgia that it had 
tri^d to do its duty, wherever put — and that it was more properly 
for others to say how well that duty had been performed — perhaps 
I should then have said all that would become a member of that 
army to say in its behalf. 

Should I point you to its deeds, which are written in the war 
records of battles in the East and West of our country, it would 
be sufficient, and there its fame could rest, I think, safely and 
forever. 

And if I should conclude by saying that this army had the 
honor to form the left wing of Sherman's army — and with its 
gallant comrade the Army of the Tennessee as the right wing — 
to march to the sea and through the Carolinas; that at Raleigh it 
witnessed, and stood ready to help enforce, the surrender of the 
last army of the enemy this side of the Mississippi; that it marched 
thence to Washington, and was soon after disbanded, w//v because 
there were no "new worlds to conquer," it would seem as though 
then I should have said enough in its glory and its praise. 

Bui when t(} this is added that the names of Thomas, Rosecrans, 
and ])uell, of Hooker, Slocum, and Howard, of Palmer, and 
Williams, and Davis, and Mower, adorn the rolls of that army; 



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and that under such leaders no troops could he hut hra\ e and 
serviceahle, surely, then, I niiyht sto]) — my task completed. 

.Vt'ter the campaign of .\tlanta, the i (tli Corps. uiuUr l)a\is. 
and the 20th Corps under Williams, in all ahout 32,000 men, 
hecame known as the Left ^Vin^^ of the Army of Georj^ia, and 
<d'ter\vard, at (ioldshoro. as the ..\rm\' of Geori^ia, under (>eneral 
Slocum. 

The 20th Corps which had ser\ed from the he^iniiiuL;- with the 
Arn)v of the Potomac, where it was known as the iith and 12th 
Corps, antl w here it had shared in all the \aried experience of 
that nohle arm\. from Bull Rim to ( jett\ shur^-, came West to 
Chattanooga in the Fall of ^863, and joined the .Vrm\ of the 
Cumherland. 

The 14th Corps was at Chattanooj^a, forming a part of this 
army, to w hich it had helonged since its organization, and, indeed, 
"was the nucleus from w hich the .\rniy of the Cumherland was 
formed in the early part of 1863. This Corps had participated in 
;dl the hattles of the army, from Stone riyer to Chickamauga, at 
which latter place, inider a leader wdio neyer yet gaye up a tight 
until he had thoroughly finished it. it had added to its record its 
hrightcst page. It had also shared largely in the yictories of the 
AVest — aided in the pursuit to Corinth, after Shiloh. and. in Ken- 
tuck\-. taking part in the hattle of Perryville, or Chaplin II ill 

After the 14th Corps at Chickamauga; after "Joe Hooker's figlit 
ahoyc the clouds;" after the eflorts of hoth corps at Mission 
Ridge and Ringgold; alter P^esaca and Teach Tree creek; aftei' 
jonesboro and the capture of Atlanta — it is needless to say that 
the "acorn" and the "star" became readily united in mutual sym- 
path\' and respect. 

If you could point to its Mill Spring, Nashyille, and Stone 
riyer, the other could point to its Antietam and Gettysburg. It 
A"OU coidd mention its Thomas, making his determined and suc- 
cessful stand at Chickamauga, the other could mention its Slocum, 
performing the same good seryice with the 12th Corps at Chancel- 
lorsyille. 

When the 20th Corps came from the East to help its comrades 
in the West, wedged into Chattanooga. I think it cannot be said 
that it came with any feelings other than those of sympathy awA 
.iissistance. Wc came to loid a xvilli)ig lumd. We had seen many 
a time ourseK es w hen we should hayc been glad of help, and we 



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felt that for soldiers it zvas as "blessed to give as to receive." And 
I know that after "Lookout" the Army of the Cumberland received 
us as friends, and tlicy hailed our General Hooker as ''Old 
Crackers." 

Therefore the 14th and 20th Corps were prepared to l)e friends 
when thev were united in Xovember, 1S64. And then, on the 
left, with the Army of the Tennessee on the right, and Kilpatrick's 
cavalry, they commenced the march toward the sea. 

The left wing, moving in two columns from Atlanta via Stone 
Mountain and Social Circle to Madison; also, by way of Decatur, 
Covington and vShady Dale, and to Milledgeville by way of Eaton, 
then across the Oconee to Sandersville, to Louisville via the 
Georgia Central Railroad as far as the Ogeechee and by Varris- 
bridge, thence to the works of Savannah via Birdville, Millen, 
Springticld, and also by way of Jacksonboro, Waynesboro on the 
Augusta and Savannah Railroad, capturing two of the enemy's 
boats on the vSavannah river — destroying, as it marched, every 
railroad as it came across or along its path, led all over one hun- 
di^ed and nineteen miles, burning all the cotton — about 14,000 
bales — all the bridges, and all the ha}', grain and fodder that was- 
not consumed or carried with it, and taking from the country 
subsistence enough for an army twice its size. 

I have here an estimate, made up at the time, of subsistence 
taken on the Carolina campaign, h\ a brigade of this army, which 
may be interesting to you, and perhaps may refresh your memory 
as to the contents of our larder at that time. It is estimated in 
pounds: 21,200 flour; 40,388 corn meal; 53,426 salt meat; 15,900 
bacon; 1,750 hams; 2,32:; lard; 300 dried fruit; i,ioS sugar; 155 
tobacco; 4,7-0 beans; 1,225 ^^alt; 317,760 corn; 1,534 bushels ^^ 
potatoes; 4 barrels of sorghum; 3,:540 head of fowls; 431 head of 
cattle; 260 horses and mules; 3,469 bales of cotton destroyed, and 
4 tt)ns of fodder. 

I tell our friends at home that when the\- consider that this was 
but the collection of one brigade out of thirty-five other brig- 
ades in the whole army, they can then form some estimate of 
what was taken from the country on these marches, as well as 
some estimate of what was k-ft. 

The left wing reached the defenses of the city of Savannah oit- 
the loth of December, when, with the 20th Corps resting its left 
upon the Savannah river, and the 14th Corps on its right, it com- 



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iiicnccil its investment of tliat city. i\w(\ it is l>elieve(l that, 
(hiring the march, this army collected its share of siihsistence 
(though it had not the experience in this line ot" the light wing), 
that it did its share of railroad and cotton destruction, its assigned 
part of marching and skirmishing, and. at the end, was ready for 
its part in the capture of !^a\ annah. 

The Second Division, 20th Corps, of the left wing, occupied 
and guarded the caj)tured city; and in regard to that occupation, 
and also in regard to the eHect of the maich upon the morale of 
the armies. General Sherman speaks as follows: 

"The behavior of our troops in Savannah has heen so manl\, 
so quiet, so perfect, that 1 take it as the hest evidence of discii^linc 
and true courage. Never was a hostile city, filled with women 
and children, occupied by a large army with less disorder, or more 
system, order and got)d government." 

And 'twas here in Savannah that we heard of that victory — the 
most thorough and complete of all the war — of wMiich this day is 
the tourth anni\ei'sary. the great battle of Xash\ille. won b\ that 
indomitable soldier, who never yet lost a battle, that perfect mas- 
ter of his profession, George H. Thomas, together with the brave 
armies of the Cumberlantl and Ohio; and. iudging b\- its results, 
we of the left wing felt that our good old mother, the Arm\- of 
the Cuml)erland. had plenty of children left at home to do her 
work and add new lustre to her name, notwithstanding that two 
ot her larger boys, in the persons of the 14th and Joth Cor])s. had 
"ran awa\' to sea." 

On the 15th and i6th of January, 1S65, the left wing pushed 
over Jackson and Ward to the South Carolina shore, opposite 
Savannah, and afterward at Sister's Ferry crossed tlie remainder 
of its army and commenced its part of the camj^aign of the Car- 
olinas. Moving to Pareysburg, Robertsville, LawtouN ille and 
Allendale, and by IJeanfort's liritlgeto Graham station on the South 
Carolina railroad, which it destroyed as far as Johns()n"s station; 
thence across the North and South Edisto; thence to the Santee 
ri\er. opposite Columbia; from here north wanl. crossing the 
Saluda at Mt. Zion's church, and the Broad river at Watcree creek, 
to Winsboro, which it reached on the 20th of February, and here 
(lestroved the Charlotte and South Carolina railroad to Cornwall. 
We movetl ox er the Cataw ba river at Rockv Mountain I'\'rr\-, 
and after a teilii)us march liy way of Chesterfield, reached Sneads- 



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boro; there crossing the Great Pedee, this army moved to 
Favettevillc li}- way of Lori's and McFarland's bridges over the 
Lumlier river. This Lumber river, as I remember it, was a most 
hmibering sort of a stream, seeming, at the time, the widest and 
most vexatious we had ever crossed. Owing to heavy rains it 
was impossible to tell where it began, and before wc reached the 
other shore we about made up our minds that we had struck it 
length^vise instead of crosswise. But hnallv the rains subsided 
and the waters abated, and landing at last on the other side of 
Jordan, we reached Fayetteville, March iith. On the 13th wc 
crossed Cape Fear river, and on the i6th met the enemy in 
the battle of Averysboro, in which action the 20th Corps 
was particularlv engaged. It is, perhaps, sufficient to sav of this 
fight that wc did not turn from our course and that the enemv 
did. Our loss was 13 officers, 65 men killed and 477 wounded, 
none missing, while 138 of the enemv's dead were buried bv us, 
and 17:^ prisoners, 3 pieces of artillery, i caisson and several 
ambulances captured. And now crossing the South river, on the 
Goldsboro road, the whole of the enemy's force, now under their 
ablest General, Joe Johnston, was encountered In' the left wing, 
three days later, in the battle of Bentonville, in which the hardest 
fighting fell upon the 14th Corps, the loss being 9 officers and 14c; 
men killed, 51 officers and 816 men wounded, 3 officers and 323 
men missing. Rebel dead buried, 167, and 33S prisoners captured. 
It may be said of this engagement, that the enemy, though con- 
siderably outnumbering us, was handsomely repulsed and severely 
punished; and, when the next day, the Army of the Tennessee, 
alwa3-s sure to turn up when it was wanted, swung in upon his 
left and rear, that the last obstacle between us all and the final 
surrender was overcome. 

From here, crossing the Neuse at Cox's bridge, the army moved 
to Goldsboro, where it rested a few days, meeting its old friends 
of the Army of the Ohio. Hearing, in good time, of Richmond's 
fall, and then, moving to Smithfield, to hear of the still better 
tidings of Lee's surrender and Grant's success — and then to 
Raleigh, where came, on the 36th of April, that surrender of our 
enemy which had been so tairly won, and the end of the war, 
which was so justly due. 

Starting on the ist of May, the Army of Georgia marched 
via Richmond up to Washington for the grand review; and then 



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it (lisappcared to apj^ear no more af^ain, except in its aiJi^ropriatc 
place in histor\ ; livin<; no more, save as it lives in the hearts and 
memories of those ot' wliom it was composed, who will, while 
lite lasts, hold dear its associations, :\\\(\ e\er cHiil;- londK to its 
name and fame and record. 

And if, ilurini;- this period from Atlanta to Sa\annah. (rohU- 
lioro. Raleigh and Washington, the two corps of this arm\- 
achieved anything that was glorious or victorious, if thev j^er- 
tormed an\- deeds which the\ now remember with gladness and 
pride, if they added to their fame or record, if the\- did their t'ull 
measure of dutv wherexer put. if at A\er\sln)ro or Heiitoiu iUe 
they performed their ])art with gallantrv and satisfaction, or did 
anything worthy of hrave soldiers, and true American soldiers, it 
was because thev were united in ])urpose, svmpathv and respect, 
under a well chosen leader, hrave and cool, faithful and impartial. 
And because they felt that the\- would be bravely supported on 
every hand by their associated comrades of the Armies of the 
Cumberland, the Ohio and the Tennessee, conscious that each of 
these armies would perform its full share and more, and because 
they felt and knew that thev were part of a well-regulated and 
"one stupendous whole," and that "whole" under the commanding 
eve of that great militarv genius of his day and generation — 
William Tecumseh Sherman. 

When I call to mind the Georgia and Carolina marches, starting 
out that bright Xo\ ember morning. Atlanta in black ruins behind 
us. with its "pillar of cloud" b\- dav. and its "pillar of fire" In- 
night; when I remember the foragers with their useful, if not 
ornamental, teams and accomj^animents; the pioneers liuilding 
the bridges and cordurox ing the roads almost as fast as we could 
march; the terrified gaze of the "chivalrv" along our line of march; 
the friendly negro, the sweet potatoes and corn and sorghum and 
chickens; the deep swamps; the occasional news and gossip tVom 
some neighboring column; in full time concentration of the col- 
umns; the diflcrent ()])inions \\ c used to have as to our final 
destination, all of them doublt"ul enough to make us anxious to 
learn all we could, to stuch' well the maps and keep on guessing, 
and just about certain enough to make us feel every night that at 
least we were one dav nearer our journev's end. A da\ "s march 
just sufficing for a dav's subsistence, the bummers always 
hungry, and therefore always efficient. Now, if our mule gave 



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out wc were sure to find two to take his place before the day was 
over. The strange and kidicrous contrabands tumbhng hito 
our hne of march, just in season to keep a joke or a laugh always 
passing down the line. The regular reveille an hour before morn; 
the lowlands and causeways at the approaches of Savannah, not 
foro-etting those railroads we run into the ground, nor those rail- 
road ties we made "cab-houses" of and burned, nor those railroad 
iron rails we twisted, as the boy twists his stick of molasses candy, 
nor the cotton destroyed, nor the houses ^'acated by their occu- 
pants, and how, after that, sometimes, the ground would seem to 
lie vacated bv the houses themselves, nor the stores buried in the 
earth, and unearthed by the forces. 

When I remember all these, and many, many other incidents of 
those two marches, grand and ludicrous, grave and gay, sad and 
joyous, the bitter and the sweet, the sunshine and the rain, the 
labor and the pleasure, the novelty and the complete success, and 
the great place in historv which these two campaigns alreatty take 
as wonderful and useful military achievements, and they all pass 
in review before my mind, as they do to-night, I stand in wonder- 
ing admiration at the grandeur and sublimity of the view, and, for 
one, I thank God that I was permitted to take a part in such great 
events. 

But I look back to the waste and destruction which inevitably 
followed the track of our armies, and to the desolation which we 
caused, with no feelings of exultation or boasting. Look at it as we 
will, it is no pleasant thing to see a people and a fair countrv visited 
with such heavy and severe punishments; to see a people, old and 
\oung, driven from their homes, as at Atlanta; burned from their 
shelter, but not by us, as at Columbia; stripped of their stores, 
their implements of husbandry and all their means of support; it 
was a sad sight to behold; it is a sad thought to dwell upon; 
but I solemnly believe that all the acts done, by orders, on those 
two marches were just and necessary, and that bv reason of them, 
full as much as bv anything, the war was ended, the shedding of 
fraternal blood was stopped, and the deluded people of the South 
made readier to accept the issue of the contest. And I venture 
t>) say that, when peace came, it was no where welcomed more 
gladly, and sincerely, and earnestly, than bv the people whose lot 
it was to fall in tlie track of Sherman's army, in the march from 
the mountains to the sea and throuo-h the Carolinas. 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 235 

So. tot), is sad tlu' iTCollc'Ctioiis of ])risoii pcii'-. and tlu'ir ^tar\ 'mi,^ 
\ictinis; starvctl, too. in the heart ot" a couiitrx in which \\ c t'ouml 
thf richest supplies. So. too. is sad the si^ht of our I'nion i^raves 
all over the land, of youth no (generation could aflord to lose, fallen 
in defense of their countr\- and flaij. which the bad passions of 
liad men had deteiinined should he o\erthro\\ n In a ci\ il war. as 
unjustifiahle and without cause as it was cruel, bloody and unholv. 

And here, my friends and comrades. I ])rin<i^ to a close my as- 
signed part of this exenini^'s entertainment. It is tortile historian 
in alter years to giyc our armies their iust place in histoi^x. It 
was not expected of me that I shouhl more than L^lance here 
and there, within the brief limits of m\ time, and I ha\e but 
referred hastih and most t;enerall\ to the arnn w Inch was, for a 
time, the left w iui;- of that arm\ which, under Sherman, com- 
mencing^ at Chattanooga, marched o\ ei' one thousand miles, fought 
oyer fit'teen battles, besieged and captured two great cities from 
the enemy, took three State cajMtals, forced the e\acuation of 
Charleston, destroyed more than two hundred miles of the enemy's 
railroads, oyercoming large hills and difHcult rivers almost without 
number, smashing the shell of the rebellion, and comi)elling the 
surrender of its old and hard fought enemy, Johnston's army, and 
thus closing the last campaign of our great ciyil war; a war which 
called forth resources unknown to oursehes and surprising to the 
world. It came upon us when our Goyernment was unfamiliar 
with large armies, and was not realizing the necessities ot the hour; 
when our peo])le were ignorant of arms and \yarlike w ays; but a 
Goyernment honest and loyal, and a people bra\ e and patriotic, 
soon make themselves ecpial to the occasion, and beloiethe contest 
was over, we saw a million and a half of men, armed and in the Held, 
fighting for the countr\- the\ lo\ ed. and defending the flag which 
they adored; with supplies in (|uantit\ and c|ualit\ uuequaled by 
an\ Goyernment. or in an\ war; while the noble women ot our 
land to each and e\ er\ sick and wounded soldier j^rovided tiie 
s\yeet comforts of kind nursing, together w ith the choicest deli- 
cacies in abundance their hands could make. Xo defeat dampenetl 
the ardor of the peoj^le. no disaster weakening their faith, bearing 
the losses of their sons without a murmui- and w ithout a wa\(.-r in 
their purj^ose, each new sacrifice but atlding new zeal and \ igor 
to their determination, suflering the blunders of the (Jovernment. 
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cliscouragement, ever and always strong and inflexible in their 
purpose that their Government should live — "a Government of 
the people, by the people, and for the people." 

And when the war was ended, we behold the nation coming out 
of its civil war unimpaired and in all its former majesty and 
beauty, with not a star erased, and bearing in its arms the lives 
and freedom of 4,000,000 of a free-born people. Its sacrifices had 
been great and its credit had been strengthened, while the results of 
the war had proved that a Republican form of government could 
outlive the greatest peril, commanding the respect of all the nations 
of the earth, and proving at last, that America, was in fact, as well 
as in song, "the land of the free and the home of the brave," with 
its large armies disbanding and pursuing the avocations of indus- 
try and peace at their homes, loving peace better than war, and 
only loving war as a means of peace. Who can look for a moment 
upon the teachings of that war without having his faith strength- 
ened and his hopes brightened in the future of our country. The 
nation is strong enough to be magnanimous to its conquered foe, 
and the people are earnest and sincere enough, as they have so 
reeci/t/y shcnc//, to be just to the rewards of the future and true to 
the lessons of the past. And let us hope that by the experience 
ot war we have learned to value the great blessings of peace, 
though the lesson has been stern, yet that it has taught us to be pure 
and high-minded as a nation, honorable and chaste as citizens. 
Let us never forget those who fell fighting bravely at our sides, 
nor those they left to mourn and feel their loss. And let us all, 
"with malice toward none, with charity for all, but, with firmness 
in the right, as God gives us to see the right," so act in the present, 
and teach our children to act in the future, that never again a 
free and enlightened American people shall be found divided 
against itself. 

The speaking was now done, but loud calls were made for 
General Grant, he, however, did not respond only in his accus- 
tomed manner. 

Following "Retreat" by the band, and "Taps" by the drum 
corps, (ieneral Thomas announced tliat the whole programme of 
the meeting had been fulfilled, and pronounced it adjourned. 



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liAXQrET. 

The second chiv of the reunion was niostlv occui)ie(l 1)\ llie nieni- 
hers in the transaction of the luisiness l)efoie the \arious societies, 
iind in visitings incidental to the renewal of" old accinaintances. 
and the forniation of new ones. But niii^ht now approaches, and 
all minds are turned toward the ban(|uet. the expected ^reat and 
i^rand occasion of the reunion meeting-, and to which all iiad 
looked' forward with especial interest. 

Here, again, the programme of the I-^xecutive Committee of 
Arrangements was striclh contormed to. The\ had employed 
Kinsley, Chicago's caterer, to furnish the dinner, and had secured 
the Chicago Board of Trade's Chamber of Commerce in which to 
hold the banc^uet, than which there is not a more beautifid room 
in the Uiiited States. The hour of tlie baiu[uet was tixed for 
seyen o'clock in the eyening of December i6th. and to 1k' the last 
of the ceremonies of the reunion. It was also intended to be a 
special occasion for the members of the societies, and no others 
^yere admitted to it except the special inyited guests — officers 
of other armies than our o\yn, and a few prominent citizens of 
Chicago. 

Prompt as they eyer were in military operations they are equally 
so now, and they left their yarious hotels and made due time, so 
that the hour appointed found the tweh e hundred and se\ent\-fiye 
participants all comfortably seateil at the tables prepared for them, 
and ready to be served. The beautiful appearance of tiie scene 
at this time baffles description. Often bef'ore has this hall been 
used for grand occasions, but never has it looked so tine, — \\ ith 
the decorations, bright lights, finel\ si:)read tables, and joyous 
iissemblage it was truly magnificent. 

Licutenant-General Sherman, who had been honorecl with a 
selection as the chaiiiiian of the bantiuet, sat at the head of the 
ball un the President's stand, and on his right was (Jeneral V . S. 
(irant, on the left Alajor-Oeneral (ieo. II. Thomas, and at tlie same 
table were Generals Schofield. Terry, M'Dowell. Slocuni. llascall. 
Logan, Wilson. Ilurlbut, Pope, and some others. 

General Sherman requesting order, announced that the bancpiet 
\yould be opened \yith prayer by the Rev. J. II. Forrester, and 
retiuested all to rise and stand. 



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PRAYER. 

Almighty God and Heavenly Father we thank Thee for Thy 
hountv and hlessing, and for Thy care and watchfulness over us, 
and for a nation saved; for the joys of our own life, and for this 
opportunity of meeting together. We pray that Thy blessing 
may be upon us and upon those in whose hands Thou hast laid the 
destinies of this people. Guide them in wisdom and in Thy grace 
that the nation mav prosper. And Thy name receive the glory 
forever. Amen. 

The dinner now began and was discussed in the usual course,, 
there was no lack of energy, but it bore the impetuosity of one of 
those old time charges in double columns, meantime the band dis- 
coursing its best airs. But soon the rations ran short, the dinner 
was at an end. 

The President rising and calling to order, said: 

Gentlemen: — We have a long night's ^vork before us, and we 
want to commence early. We will take this first page, Banquet 
Programme, and commence, and stick close to the programme. 
There are twenty speeches to be made, and it is very desirable 
that they should be short, quick and decisive, and any gentlemen 
wishing to put in his manuscript may do so. I will first call upon 
Colonel Luther Pierce to come upon the stand and repeat his 
poem. 

Colonel Pierce's poem was as follows: 



THE POEM. 



Halt the column, rest a moment, 
Stack the guns, the fires light. 

Here is foraging in plenty. 
Let us bivouac here to-nio-ht. 



We have marched in separate columnSj 
But have striven nerve and joint 

That we all might meet together 
At the grand objective point. 



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And we're truly grateful, ihankful. 
That detachments all appear 

Anxious for the work hefore them. 
Read^• foj- the ser\ ice here. 



Georgiii, Cxunberland and Ohio, 
And the grim old Tennessee, 

Answer to the call of Sherman, 
Father of the familv. 



So \o\x keep your reputation. 
First in love, at feast or fray. 

Siege of hearts or siege of fortress, 
Both were carried gallanth'. 



So they said, wlien at his hidtiing, 
T]irough the South the army went 

Sweeping like a whirlwind onward. 
Marching through the continent. 



Oh! 'twas gloriou-s, grand, heroic! 

Rushing over hill and plain; 
With its mighty recollections, 

How the heart leap.s up again. 



How they cheered, and how they rallied. 
How tlicy charged 'mid shot and shell. 

Hon they hore aloft the hanner, 

How the\ conc]ueredl how they fell! 



Fell! Ah, who shall tell their story, 
Those among the hrave and hest, 

Who went down amidst tlie hattle, 
Lvon, Ransom ami the rest. 



This the grateful pen hath written, 
Nations in their Iiomage bow, 

Myrtle weeps tlie fallen heroes. 
Laurel crowns the living brow. 



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\\'reathed with immortelles forever, 
Men shall in the future tell, 

Standing where he noblv perished, 
How the brave M'Pherson fell. 



Tell, amid the storm of battle; 

Tell, while millions mourned his name : 
Writing on a field historic 

Epitaph of endless fame. 



Tell, oh soldier and civilian, 
^//of us fell down that day, 

Weeping prostrate round the coffin. 
Where the n^artial figure Lav. 



This the cost of hinnan freedom. 
Many hearts that long and wait, 

Shadows, on a thousand households, 
SanctLfied, but desolate. 

XV. 

Ah! sometimes the friends who 've left us. 

Joined the army gone before; 
Almost seem to bridge the river 

'Twixt the near and further shore. 



But there came an end of fighting, 
Then was your employment done; 

W'hat became of those battalions 
When the Victorv was won.? 



Let me point you to a picture — 

See a million soldiers there, 
Flushed with triumph, and with weapons 

Flashing keen, and bright and bare. 



Vanished! Wondrous transformation! 

Where is now that mighty band? 
Do they roam a vast banditti, 

Pillaging their native land.? 



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AliI wo point to iield and workshop; 

Let the world the inoni] sec; 
There, beneatli the dust of labor, 

Toil our \eteran soldierx-. 



Ye were mighty in the battle, 
On the mountain and the plain; 

But you w rouglit your greatest triumph 
When vou sought vour homes again. 



Sought your liomes in peace and quiet, 
Grasping with your strong, right Jiand 

Implements of honest labor. 
Toiling to upbuild the land. 



He the noblest, truest soldier, 

Who, when sounds of battle cease. 

Mounts from war's uncultured desert 
Upward to the plains of peace. 

XXIII. 

Chieftains who have saved a nation 
Gain the gratitude of men. 

But the mightiest of warriors 
Smiled in Peace at Bethlehem. 



Peace, you see, hath then lier triumph? 

And, I hold, that we may reap 
From the seed that we have scattered 

Thistles, tears, or golden wheat. 



W'e have still a work before us; 

Let each one his portion take; 
We must serve awhile as sailors, 

Standing on the Ship of State. 



Not to fight, but more to brighten, 
Polish smooth the good ship o'er, 

Keeping taut and trim the rigging 
Of our grand old seventv-four. 



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\'eterans of a hundred battles, 

Clothed with honors, decked with scai^s. 
Step aboard the good old vessel. 

Spread the canvas, man the spars. 



You have kept the ship from sinking. 
Carried her past the thundering tort. 

Take the helm, until you guide her 
Surelv, safely into port. 



When our old commanders lead us 
Who was there to say " I can't.' " 

That expression left the service — 
Mustered out, discJiarm^d bv Grant. 



Let the silent man of Shiloh 
Still the factions angry roar. 

Till the mighty wave of Freedom 
Rolls unvexed from shore to shore. 



Till our l>rothers, though they wander 
North or South, can safely stand. 

Writing, speaking, preaching, praying. 
What they will tliroughout the land. 



" Long live Liberty and Justice," 
Crush the fetters, break the chain! 

Let this watchword, if it need be. 
Echo through the land again. 

XXXIII. 

Not in malice, but in mercy, 

Not in anger, but in love. 
Asking what we grant, and only 

Granting what our hearts approve. 



Then the North and South, united 
With the East and West, shall be 

Friends, in peace or war together. 
Children of one familv. 



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Thou " our coiintn ." (iod preserve it I 
W'itli its beauteous tlag unfurled. 

Reaching out shall raise the helpless — 
Be the Mecca of the world. 



Comrades'. \'e who in the liattlc 
Stood together firni and true, 

At the shrine of this reunion 
Dedicate vour lo\es anew. 



Ye are like the trees left standing 
When the fierce tornado's past; 

I.et the boughs of those remaining 
Twine together tirni and fast. 



Thus combined "gainst wind and weather, 

"S'e will ha\e the strength of all, 
And united brave the tempest, 
Or together nohlv fall. 



Grand old army! Brave commanders! 

Grim sur\i\ors of the fight, 
Warm \-our hearts at memory's altar, 

Press each other's hands to-night. 



And wb.cn sounds the last assembl_\'. 
When the guard has gone his round. 

Let us pitch our tents together. 
On some hapi>ier camping ground. 

ColoiK'l Picico was (lul\ applauded, and fnllow inn" ''•''" p"«-'nl 
the President announced the 

First To.\st: — " Our Co/ii/try."' 

Response 1)\ (ieneral A. II. Teki{Y. 

CoMHAnEs: — To speak iitl\- on the theme ot' ouf eonntr\"s 
greatness wotdd require the gift of tongues. Were the great 
story of her progress fitly told, assembled nations should he the 



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audience, and Time himself should sta}- his course to listen to the 
wondrous tale. That in the lapse of but two-and-a-half centuries, 
a few feeble colonies, planted on the very verge of the continent, 
struggling against privation and famine, and scarcely able to main- 
tain themselves against the attacks of hostile savages, should have 
expanded into a nation of forty millions of people; that the vast 
wilderness should have been subdued, and in its midst stately 
cities, the home of commerce and the arts, should have risen; that 
the untrodden primeval forest should have yielded to fields white 
with the harvests which feed the hungry millions of the lands from 
which our forefathers came; that great highways unparalelled in 
extent and in number, linking together even the two oceans, should 
have been constructed; that broad rivers, thousands of miles from 
the sea, then nameless and unbroken, save by the solitary- canoe of 
the red man, should bear upon their bosoms countless fleets; that 
the great deep itself should be white with sails, bringing to our 
ports the productions of every clime; that the whole land should 
have become dotted with institutions of charitv and learning, and 
with the temples of religion; that here should have been founded 
the first great empire, based on the acknowledgment of man's 
equality with man, seems more like the work of the fabled slaves 
of the lamp in the Arabian tale, than a sober chapter in the history 
of mankind. Well may the old world, cramped and fettered by 
the traditions and institutions of the past, stand amazed at the 
gigantic progress of the new. Nowhere is this stupendous pro- 
gress more plainly visible than in the region in which we are met 
together — the illimitable West, a land of majestic streams, of 
boundless prairies, bordering on vast inland seas, blessed with 
a kindly climate and unsurpassed fertility of soil. Here the energy 
of our people has produced its most astonishing results. Less 
than half a century ago, where now stands this imperial citv, 
stood a lonely frontier post, beyond the outermost range of civili- 
zation. Now look around — churches, schools, costly mansions, 
huge warehouses, and huge factories arise on every hand. A 
hundred avenues of commerce stretching out on every side, bring 
us the harvests of ten thousand fields to be exchanged for the 
products of Europe, water-borne to this great mart. Soon the 
great national highway, over-leaping alike the desert and the 
mountain range, promises to bring the riches of the oldest of the 
continents a trilnite to the feet of this youno; ofiant of the West. 



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And yet this city is hut tlu- type and tlic cuilx.diim'nt ol" tlu' spirit 
of that \ast re<ji()n of which it is thr cciiteM-. and the hratiiiL;- heart. 
How shall I fitly charactcii/c the people of the West, theif tVank- 
ness, their generosity, their hospitality, and their kindh' warmth — 
how descrihe their devotion to their duty and to their CDuntrvI 
Let the thousands of nameless ora\es which lie scattered fiom the 
Ohio to the Gulf, and from the Arkansas to the Potomac, answer 
the latter question. Do not thiid<, that I intend to do injustice to 
other portions of our country, or that 1 seek to exalt one section 
at the expense of others, for I know full well that in all this 
unparalelled achieyement those others have hornc theii- pait. Thev 
have sent ftjrth their hest, their hravest, and their stronj^est. to 
these Western plains, and it is they and their children who have 
done this work. It is the hlood of the East that courses throuj^h 
W'estei'n veins, and here, in the two <i^reatest and hest who sit 
among us, are the li\ing proofs of what that hlood, under genial 
Western influences, can produce. There is, alasl one stain in the 
fair picture of our country's prosperity and happiness. The South 
sits in sackcloth, mourning and refusing to be comforted, hut, 
purified by her suflerings and regenerated through sorrow, she 
will yet arise, and, hand in hand with those she had deemed her 
enemies, she will press forward with no unequal steps in the great 
march of civilization. 

But why should we speak of secticms or of parts, henceforward 
there shall he no sections and no parts, but liound together h\- 
ties which shall ne\er be sundered, welded together h\- the iierce 
heat of war's dreadful furnace, the nation starts forward with 
renewed strength in her majestic course — one homogeneous whole. 
Hereafter no man will say, I am of the West or of the East, of 
the South or of the North — all such distinctions will be inerged 
in the connnon title of American citizen. Great name! (ireater 
than that of Roman citizen in Rome's most triumphant (la\ s. In 
other lands men strive to segregate themselves from the mass, antl 
groping backward among the dust\ and worm-eaten records of 
the past, seek for ancestral honors and dignities wherewith to 
deck themselves and establish a fancied superiority over their 
fellow-men. Here, standing on the broad platform of eipiality and 
fiaternit\, and survexiii''" the ''■litterin<r record of the hi'-h achie\ e- 



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nients of our nice, each gathers to himself a share in them all, and 
proclaims it his birthright in the single phrase, I, too, am an 
American citizen. 

The idea of duty to our country is not an unfamiliar one to those 
who are assembled within these walls. All here have proved 
their devotion to it in days of toil, of suffering, and of dangei". 
IJut it is not alone amid great convulsions that devotion should be 
manifested. The national life is made up of the individual lives 
of its people, and every man, however humble his sphere of action 
may be, contributes his quota to the nation's good or ill. Men of 
science tell us, that in the material world, no force is ever lost. 
The beam of light, darting from its source, flies onward in the 
depths of space through all eternity. A word is spoken; it is but 
a breath, a little movement of the air, and in a moment, to our 
dull senses, it is gone; but it still is living, the vibrant atmosphere 
still records it feebly and more feebly as time passes, but on the 
ear of the Omniscient it is forever sounding. To that ear the 
quivering atoms still echo the words of innocence spoken in the 
garden before the Fall, and shudder at the sounds of "crucify 
him, crucify him," which were uttered in the city of David more 
than eighteen hundred years ago. So is it also in the world of 
action. Men cannot, if tiie\' would, live for the present alone. 
Every action has its consequences, and every consecpience its 
consequences. Every deed is a link in the great chain of cause. 
When the places that know us now shall know us no more for- 
ever; when e\ en the stones which the hands of aflection shall 
raise to mark our last resting-places shall have crumbled into dust; 
when our names shall have perished from the memory of man, 
our undying actions will still live, aftecting for good or for evil 
the generations yet to 1k\ Our hands are upon chords which 
stretch far down through the coming centuries, and as we shall 
touch them, so will they resound. They might have resounded 
with the clank of chains, and the despairing cries of an enslaved 
and a down-trodden people. Let us be glad that we may believe 
that they will lesound with the great anthem of the free. Let us 
then, by our love of ccnmtry, by our sense of duty to our country, 
strengthened by the recollections which we have here renewed of 
mutual eftort, when our country's peril was the greatest and her 
need was the sorest, resolve to so live that our every act shall be 



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a mite cast into the treasury of our country's weltare, to do that 
which in us may he, to rear here the altars of trutii anil justice, 
and to tix film and deep on the exerhistiuLJ rock^ the toundatioiis 
of that ji^reat fal)ric of Hl>LTt\ \\ hich sliall not onl\ slahei' us and 
our posterity, but shall he the refui^e of the oppressed of e\er\ 
nation anil of everv clime. 

AIi'sic by the (ilee Cluh: — - 7\'ic Star Spa/ii^/ed lyaiiiicr''' 

Second Toast: — "The President of tJic C'l/ited States."" 

Response by (jeneuai. R. V. IUcki-AXd. 

Fellow-vSoldiers: — Speech-makin<^ is not nn forte. I was 
not aware that I was to respond to a toast until a short time a<^o. 
(jcneral John M. Palmer, who was to respond, being unavoidablv 
absent, I have acceptetl the responsibility, knowing- fidl well. 
however, that I am not as competent to make as eloquent an 
address as the Governor-elect of this State. To respond in fitting- 
terms to the toast, "The President of the I'nited States," would 
recpiire one well skilled in all the beauties of our langua<)^e, in 
order to fully express the importance and the high honor con- 
ferred upon one elevated to that positioii. We have great respect for 
the otHce, and as ofHcers we are bound to honor the Commander- 
in-chief of the armv and navv. The ofHce has been filled b\- 
some of the most eminent men in the nation, commencing \\ itli 
Washington; and the executi\e chair will shortlv lie filled 1)\ 
the most illustrious General of the age — a man who is in e\ ei\ 
way possible fitted to discharge the onerous duties appertaining 
to the Presidential ottice, with credit ami satisfaction to all; and 
we will respect the ofHce as its occupant exercises the executive 
power of the sovereignty of the people. I can not sa\ more, as 
there are many toasts and responses to be made. 

vSoNc; by the Cilee Club: — " l'iifnrl tJie Glorious /iai/i/er." 

Tiiiiu) To.\ST: — " y/r Ar)iiy and Navv of the I'liited States. 
While each is e\ er read\', by its ()\yn resources to sust;iin the 
national honor, ma\ they always stanil shoukler to shoulder ;is on 



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the Mississipppi, in promuting the prosperity and preserving the 
union of one common country." 

Sentiment proposed by Admiral D. G. Farragut, U. S. Navy. 

Response by Major-General J. M. Schofield, U. S. Army. 

Fellow Soldiers: — I regret my inabihty to fitly respond to 
your toast, "The Army and the Navy." But I am more than com- 
pensated by the presence of so many of those gallant soldiers 
who, in war and peace, were, and are always ready for the 
discharge of ever}- duty. I rejoice to see here, also, a goodly 
number of the gallant officers of that volunteer navy which bore so 
honorable a part in many of the memorable operations in which 
you were engaged, and I regret that Farragut, Porter and other 
naval heroes are not also with us to-night. I may well leave it for 
those gentlemen who are to respond severally for the armies rep- 
resented here, to make in the aggregate a fitting response for the 
army at large and the navy, for the gallant armies of Avhich they 
speak are fair types of the whole; but while I leave it for others 
to recount, as well they may do, with honest pride, the events of 
the past, I may be permitted to dwell for a moment upon the 
present, and indulge in hopes of the future. We see in the fra- 
ternal union which we now enjoy, an exhibition of the peculiar 
character of the army and navy of the United States, as distin- 
guished from tliose of other great nations. Drawn together by a 
patriotic sense of duty in our country's hour of peril, and held 
together through long years of desperate war by that bond of 
duty which alone is thus binding men to each other, we find 
engendered, by our martial union, ties of affection and respect 
which have only been increased during nearly four years of peace. 
Although scattered from the mountains to the sea, and from the 
lakes to the gulf, at the call of our honored chief we assembled 
around this festive board to pledge each other anew that, 
whether in war or peace, for our country's honor and weal, we will 
stand shoulder to shoulder until the great battle of life is ended. 
The grand army of the Union has not been disbanded — it still 
lives in the true, stout hearts of its soldiers, and even when they 
have passed off' the stage of life its spirit will exist in their sons, 
yea, and in their daughters. As with the individual man, so it is 



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^vith the nation. When from the dictates of an honest heart the 
nation puts forth its full streuij^th to acconijjlish a <^reat j^tjod, the 
heart is therehv enli^litened ami purilied. the stren<;th increased 
and the life prolonged. In this increase of strength and vitality 
the nation feels that its <j^rand arnu' and navy, whi^se deetls are 
the nation's ]:)ride, are not thin^j^s of the past, hut that the\ slilj 
live. 

Ml-sic hy the Band— - /?(•</. ]]'/iitc and Bluer 

Vovxwn Toast: — " J^itc Army of Georgia^ 

Response hv Majok-Cjknkijai. H. W. Si.(klm. 

Fellow-Soldiers: — On hehalf of the ofHcers and soldiers of 
the Arniv of Georj^ia, hoth jDresent and al^sent. I thank \ou for 
the compliment paid to that organization. I regret the ahsence 
of (Jenerals Davis. Williams and Mower, who, as corps com- 
manders in that armv, actpiired the most enviahle reputation as 
soldiers, and to whose gallantry and efficiency the organization 
was, in a great measure, indehted for the good name accorded to 
it at the close of the war. I am glad to see that several of its 
division and Inigade commanders are present. On our camj)aigns 
these ofKcers were frecpiently in a strife for the honor of taking 
the liead of the column, and. when hrought into action, they were 
alwavs, of course, in advance of the commander. Now. it is an 
old and cstahlished rule th;it "those foremost in the Hght should 
be first at the feast." I'ndei- this rule the\- are entitled, on this 
occasion, to speak of tlu' Army of Georgia, and that honor I 
shall cheerfullv accord to lliem. This is the first meeting of the 
officers and soldiers of the Western armies th;it I ha\ e had the 
pleasure of attending since our final re\iew in Washington: and 
this reunion has been to me one of the happiest e\ents of my lite. 
It is alwavs a pleasure to a soldier to meet a comrade who has 
borne with him the dangers and hardships of a campaign, recall- 
ing to mind with him the scenes of the past — the two together 
again fighting their battles over. It is true that the remembrance 
of nearly every scene is tinged with sadness, for scarcely anexent 
can be called to mind which is not associated with the loss ot 
some gallant comrade, whose bravery and devotion to his countiy 
we can but feel should have been rewartled by his being permit- 
ted to enjoy with us the present hour;— the pleasure of beholding 



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a Union restored — a country saved. But in this conviction who 
can say that those of us who survive reap, in reahty, any more 
CTloiious harvest than tliose who themselves fell beneath the sickle? 
A nation's tears are the tribute paid to their memory — tears that 
perenniallv water the laurels they wore, and will keep them fresh 
and o-reen long- after we have passed off the stage. 

To-dav we have been permitted to meet — not a single comrade, 
but thousands of them, from all parts of the country, most of 
whom we have not met since the disbanding of our armies. In 
addition to this, good tidings are brought us from absent com- 
rades, scattered over nearly every State — tidings proving that the 
war has uot injured or demoralized the voung men who carried it 
to a successful close. We are told that the great mass of the 
soldiers, having returned to civil life, are struggling with difficul- 
ties as successfuUv as they did while in the armv. General 
Sherman closed his report on the campaign through the Carolinas 
with these wt)rds: "In conclusion, I beg to express, in the most 
emphatic manner, my entire satisfaction with the tone and temper 
of the whole army. Nothing seems to dampen their energy, zeal 
or cheerfulness. It is impossible to conceive of a march involv- 
ing more labor and exposure; vet I can not recall an instance of 
bad temper by the way, or of hearing an expression of doubt as 
to our perfect success in the end." In saving this, the General 
did but justice to the officers and men of his command, and I 
have never entertained a fear that men of whom these words 
could be truthfully spoken, would fail of success on returning to 
their homes and entering upon the peaceful avocations of life. 

To most of our soldiers the armv was a good school. It taught 
not only lessons of patriotism, but of perseverance and energv. 
The man who has fought four years to save his country, burned 
into his soul by the ordeal of fire, and he who, in the dead hour 
of winter, has uncomplainingly forded wide rivers and constructed 
roadways through almost impenetrable swamps, will not be apt, 
in civil life, to succumb to ordinarv difficulties. Speaking of war, 
Rurke says it suspends the rules of moral obligation, and what is 
long suspended is in danger of being totally abrogated. Civil 
wars, he declares, strike defeat into the manners of the people. 
They vitiate their politics, they corrupt their morals, they prevent 
even the natural taste and relish of equity and justice. By teach- 
ing us to consider our fellow creatures in a hostile light, the whole 



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IxhIv of our nation becomes «;l-;uhIall^■ less dear to us. The verv 
names of atVection and kindred. \vh:ch were tlie l>ond of charity 
wliile we agreed, became new inccntixes tn hatred and ra<fe. In 
her Iiour of trial, when enemies at home and abroad were predict- 
in<4- and desirin<i^ her utter destruction, our country found defenders 
in her own sons. The ])atriotism (;f (uii- ]:)eople was not di^])la\ed 
on the battlefield aliMie, but from nearh eyery cit\ and to\yn came 
money as well as men. and the mone\' came at a time when the 
lender evincetl patriotism as well as faith in loaninj^- to the ( io\ - 
ernment. The fmal yictory of our arms was a trium]:)h tor the 
adyocates oi a Republican form ot' <i-o\ ernment throuuhout the 
world, and no\y to com]:)lete our triumph, to gladden the hearts of 
our frientls in eyer\ land, to make our yictory doubly dear and 
brilliant, we should struggle to a\ert the eyils \\ hich. \ye are told, 
always follow ciyil war. Let not the war vitiate our politics, 
corrupt our morals, or prevent our taste for equity and justice, and 
our victoiy will be more com):)lete and moi^e grand than an\ in the 
\yorId"s histor\. 

As to the l)cst methotl of averting these e\'ils. the most patriotic 
men may at times differ. As on the great march to the sea. we 
sometimes found corps diverging from one another, and occasion- 
ally a body of troops, either from a defect in our maps, or from 
the ignorance ot our guides, would be t'ound on the wrong road, 
yet ha\ ing a common objective point, all would so be concentra- 
ting; so. in the efforts of patriotic men to secure the nation's 
weltare. however much their guides ma\ tem])oraril\ ditVer. all \\ ho 
earnestly desire peace, prosperity and the preservatitjn of their 
C(juntry's honors, must ultimately be found marching in the same 
direction. Our annual meetings serve to keep fresh in our minds, 
and in the minds of our ]H'o]:)le, the e\ ents of the war, anil I would 
not ha\e one page in the hislot\ of that struggle obliterated. l)ut 
1 would use it to strengthen our devotion to the countr\. and our 
determination to countenance nothing in ])olitics. nothing in busi- 
ness, nothing even in social intercourse, which does not tend to 
the country's weal. The grand idea which animated our armies 
<luring this strife was to place mir national character in the high 
niche to \\ hich its illustrious ancestr\- entitled it, and to show the 
\yorld that the descendants of Washington, (iates. Cireen. Hamilton 
and the fathers of the countrw are capable of defending and 
Jireserving the tree institutions \ye inlierited from them. Now 



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that the war is over, and the victor}- won, let us continue to eniu- 
hite the glorious example of the revolutionary patriots, and devote 
ourselves to achieving new renown fi)r our country by our devo- 
tion to the arts of peace. We have learned in the rough school 
of war to discipline and master ourselves, and we shall, by the 
application of this knowledge to the pursuits of civil life, gain 
bloodless victories, not less important than those achieved on the 
tented ticld. 

Fifth Toast: — "'The Hcroa; of tJic Rank and Ti/c." 

Response bv Major-General vS. A. Hurlbut. 

Comrades: — It is just and becoming, Mr. President, that an 
assemblage like this should render honor to the rank and file, and 
I am glad that the pleasant duty of responding to this toast has 
fallen upon me. No such bodv of men, in my judgment, were 
ever assembled as the volunteer armv of the late war. Historv 
fails to give us such examples, for historv has never vet had to 
deal with such a people as this. The mother was worthy of her 
sons, and the sons of their mother, for the army was the child and 
representative of the nation. No troops ever stood for the honor 
of their fiag, for the safety of their country, so thoroughly identi- 
fied with the sentiment of the people, as did this army of ours, 
which sprang into sudden and terrible life at the cry of the im- 
periled nation, fought through the long war with such singular 
tenacity, accepted, endured, aye, welcomed severe discipline as a 
necessity of success, and, having acquired the skill, steadiness and 
unity of impulse of the veteran, vet at the end disappeared without 
a ripple in the great current and mass of the citizenship from 
which they sprang. To the eye of the stranger, toward the close 
ot the war, one million oi' trained and disciplined soldiers hung 
over the future of the nation, pregnant with all evil and disquiet 
as the Alpine avalanche impends over some sleeping village. But 
when the summer air of peace breathed softly over the land this 
thing of terror silently dissolved into its elements, with no torrents, 
no rush of waters, in many gentle streamlets, each of which made 
glad again some long desolate home. No other people could have 
produced such an army, no other could thus have absorbed them 
when their task was done, without perceptible shock to the com- 
monwealth. 



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From all ranks, pursuits and modes of life thcv came, these 
heroes of the rank and file, 'i'lie sun-lnirned plowman, the apt 
mechanic, the smart artisan, the pale student. iVoni all tiades, all 
j^rotessions. all industries. the\ came — man\ earnest, thou<;htt"ul. 
devoted; s(Mne moved b\' the \\ ild spirit of adventure, some for 
the mere excitement ot (he luittle and the march, some ot" hi^h 
culture and education, some \\ ith hut little of either, a stian«;e, 
wild gathering of apparenth tliscoidant elements, \ et, under the 
fervent heat of love for an insulted country, and w ith the strong 
current of militarv discipline, the\' grew into the cohnnns that 
swung with (irant round heleagured N'ickshurg, and at Champion 
Hills and Jackson made vain the boastings of the (jibraltar of the 
^lississippi, the\' pried into that living rock which stood with 
Thomas at Chickamauga. and shattered Hood at Nashville; that 
plow of God, which, in the hands of vSherman, scarred the deep 
furrows of their march through the mountains, from Atlanta to 
the sea. That barrier of tire and steel on \vhich Lee leaj)ed to ruin 
at the bights at Gettvsburg, that relentless giant hand that torced 
the x\rmv of Northern Virginia from the Wilderness of Peters- 
burg and the Appomattox, and shook the shattered remnants of 
the Confederate armies from the iron lingers that paroled prisoners 
of the great Republic. Pittsburg Landing and Shiloh taught us 
carlv to respect the personal manhood of the rank and tile. It 
was somewhat awkwaid and unscientific fighting, but they struck 
hard in that strange and deadh' conflict. 

It has alwavs seemed to me. Mr. President, that the courage, 
endurance and steadiness of the ])rivate soldier, has something 
of the miraculous. With no rank to incite, with no ])romotion 
probable, with no future ambition, no hope e\ en of special 
personal mention, they went forth to exhausting marches, to 
<lrear\- midnight watchings, to the trench and the rifle pit. to the 
line of actual battle, to the storming column to face — to face death 
in all forms, to endure disease, to sufler the slow agony of the 
prison pen, readv to li\e when life was but eiulurance. ready to 
die, when to die was duty. For these great actions and this great 
endurance there must have been some efficient cause, and as I 
read it. that cause was the love of country and the lo\ e of home. 
Thev could not come back dishonored, antl they all meant to 
come home, and bent all their powers and energies to flnish the 
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has worn the uisignia of rank and command but owe our free 
and hearty tribute to the rank and tile. Every badge of authority, 
from tlie liar of the subahern to the quadruple star that worthily 
rests on the shoulder of the General of the Army, is the repre- 
sentative and the creature of the heroism of the rank and file, 
mute but glorious witness to the self-denial of their lives, and the 
gallantry of their deaths. As the engineer uses and guides already 
existing forces, so this heroism of the rank and file was the vast 
living power which it was consummate generalship to mould, 
direct and control. All honor, then, to our comrades, the living 
heroes t)f the rank and file. All credit to the dead who died for 
us and our country, 

"On frame's eternal camping ground 

Their silent tents are spread. 
And glorv walks her solemn round 
In the bivouac of the dead." 

Song by the (ilee Club: — 'Shcniiaiis March to the Sea.'"' 

Sixth Toast: — ''The Ai-/iiy of the Ohio.'' 

Response bv Major-General M. S. Hascall. 

Fei^low-Citizexs of the Army: — Having recently been 
selected to respond to the toast which you have just heard read, 
"The Army of the Ohio,'' in place of the distinguished Secretary 
of War, its former commander, you will readily appreciate the 
diffidence I feel in undertaking to fill the place of one at once so 
illustrious, and so well calculated to do the subject justice. I 
promise you, however, that my remarks shall possess at least one 
merit, \yhich according to a distinguished author, who has done 
us the lionor to be with us this evening, stirpasses all others, and 
that is they will be very brief. That distinguished soldier and 
citizen, who was the orator for the Army of the Ohio last evening, 
at the Opera House, did the subject such complete justice that 
little else need, or could be said, if the occasion and the time ren- 
dered it proper to indulge in extended remarks. After what he has 
so well said in regard to the organization and the campaigns of the 
Army of the Ohio, I will only further add some allusions to some 
of the noble spirits that offered up their lives during the different 
campaigns in which we were engaged. 

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stands the name of General William P. Saunders, who fell a short 
distance in front of the fort that now hears his honored name, at 
Knoxville. Tennessee. Of him it can he truh said, that he was 
the idol of our army. Xo one \\ ho \\ as present at the time Lon^- 
street was closins;- in upon Knoxville will for<)^et the almost criminal 
recklessness and daring- he manifested durinji^ the three da\ s 
that Lon<i^street was closino- in upon and investing; the cit\-. 
(ieneral Saunders had only two days hefore receiyed notice of his 
])romotion to the rank of ]?ri<^adier-(jeneral. a promotion that 
(jcneral Burnside was ()l)li();ed to ha\e made, in order to <^et a 
proper commander for the ca\ali\ of hisarmx. He was imme- 
dialeh assii^ned to the command ot" the cayalry. and ordered to 
detain the enem\ as long- as possihle, to give the infantr\ time to 
construct defensiye works about the city, which was at the time 
almost entirely destitute of any kind of defenses. For two days, 
on the south side of the Holston riyer, General Saunders was 
engaged in this \v()rk, constanth' at the head of his commaiul, and 
the works then being tenable on that side, his t.ommand was 
then transferred to the Knoxyille side of the ri\ er. with orders 
to make a stubborn resistance in tlie direction of Loudon, from 
whence Longstreet was raj^idly adyancing with the main body of 
his army, preceded by cayalry. It was here that Saunders made 
some of those desperate charges, and engaged in hand to haiul 
ct)nflicts, such as were rarely eyer witnessed in any quarter of the 
globe, and there in plain yicw of that fort that now hears his 
illustrious name, with lighting in front of him. lighting to the 
right of him, fighting to the left of him, lighting in the rear of 
him. and himself wielding liis sword with the might of a Hercu- 
les and the fury of a maddened tiger — there, I say, far in a(i\ ance 
of any of his command, and entirely unappalled b\ the danger 
and clangor that surrounded him. there that fatal bullet struck him 
that ushered his great spirit into the presence of that (Jod who 
gaye it. Another desperate charge recoyered the dead bodx and 
we had in our possession all that was mortal of tiie gallant, heroic 
and equally modest Saunders. 'J'heenem\' then immediately closed 
in an'd completed the inyestment aiul seizure. The same night, 
at about midnight, \ye buried him c|uietl\ antl pii\ atel\ . it being 
impossible, on account of the proximit\ of the enem\ and the 
arduous duties, to haye a formal funeral. I haye seen man\' noble 
dead, but never such heartfelt sonow as per\aded that little 



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funeral procession, not exceeding two dozen, and all officers high 
in rank, as not a man could he spared from the trenches. We 
were all forcihly reminded of the circumstances of the hurial of 
Sir John Moore, and some of the verses of that heautiful poem 
are so strictly and truthfidlv descriptive of this burial that I can 
not refrain from repeating them here: 

•' Not a drum was heard, not a tuneral note, 

As his corse to the churchyard we hurried; 
Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot 

O'er the grave where oiu- hero we biu-ied. 

We buried him darkly, at dead of night, 

The sods with our bayonets turning; 
By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, 

And our lanterns dimly burning. 

No useless coffin enclosed his breast, 

Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; 
But he lav like a warrior taking his rest. 

With his martial cloak around him. 

Few and short were the prayers we said, 

And we spoke not a word of sorrow; 
But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, 

^Vnd we bitterly thought of the morrow. 

Slowiv and sailly we laid him down. 

From the field of his tame tVesh and gorv ; 
We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, 

But we left him alone in his glory." 

Numerous other brave spirits vielded tip their lives during this 
siege. Among the number the gallant and accomplished Colonel 
Comstock, of Michigan. But time admonishes me that I must 
hasten on. Passing b\ the other numerous engagements and 
hardships the Army of the Ohio endured, the next serious engage- 
ment we had was at Resaca, where General Schofield lost a 
distinguished memluM" of his start', and the Second Division lost 
very seriously in officers and- men, and the Third fared not much 
better. From this time on until the fall of Atlanta the Army of 
the Ohio was almost constantlv engaged, being all the time on 
one or the other flanks of the army, and constantly hghting into 
new positions. The Army of the Ohio can justlv claim credit for 
making the flank movement on the ist of July, 1S64, which caused 



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the evacuation of Kcncsaw niounta'.n and Marietta, and the 
Second Division ot" that army was the lirst to drive the Liiein\- 
inside the fortitications near the llowaiii House, at Athmta. and 
the first to estahHsh its batteries and commence the shellinj,^ of 
the city. I would tain t"v)How the ai-m\- in Athmta, (lescril)e its 
desperate eni4a;4enients at F^ald^L^n and Xash\ ille, and its mem- 
orable achievements after being translerred to North Carolina, 
iind till the close of the war, but time will not permit. The 
<i^lorious achie\ements o'l the .\.rm\- of the Oiiio were not accom- 
plished without serious losses. Our list of dead include the names 
»)f the gallant Saunder.s, Colonel Comstock, Colonel Lowrv, of 
the 107th Illinois \ olunteers. Captain on (Jeneral Scholield's stall", 
and Captain E. D. Saunders, A. A. G. on General Cox's statV, 
besides numerous other officers and that long list of less noted 
but not less gallant and honored dead, who till unmarked graves 
all over the rebellious States. All great achievements cost great 
sacrifices, and the peace we enjov to-da\ has iieen no exception to 
the rule. On the other hand, we iind that with our Army of the 
Ohio that "peace hath her virtues no less renowned than war." 
The countr\ lias not been slow to appreciate the exalted chaiac- 
ter of the ser\ ices of the Armv of the Ohio, or the splendid 
ability of its leading men. The United States at large, with one 
voice, has ap])ropriated our Schotield and made him Secretary of 
War. The great State of Ohio, almost before he was out of the 
Held, took up our statesman. General Cox, and conferred upon 
him the highest honors in her gift, and the little State of Rhode 
Island has served our gallant Hurnside in the same manner. The 
great States of Ohio and Michigan have made of our (Jeneials 
Sherwood and Spalding the keepers of their great seals, and my 
neighbors in Indiana have this I-'all taken up our (Tcneral Packard 
and made him the successoi" of the illustrious Colfax in Congress, 
^\hile our inevitable General Jack Casement has spanned the 
continent with railroad iron, made his '-everlasting t'ortune." been 
elected to Congress from \V\oming. but declares that he can not 
\\ aste time in small matters until he gets the Paciiic Railroad 
done. W'e ha\ e numerous other evidences of the esteem in 
which our arm\ is held, but time t'orbids further albiNinn to them 
this c'\ ening. 

Si:\i;\in ToAsi-; — •■ '/^ ///<• Memory of ''/"' /Icroic Hcajr 

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Garfield, but he had been prevented from being present, and the 
President called upon Colonel Wilson, but he did not respt)nd. 

Up to this time there had been more or less noise in the hall, so 
much in fact as to serioush' interfere with some of the speakers' 
responses to the toasts; this, however, is not considered to have 
been willful or intended, as has been stated and sent to the country 
through the press, manifestly to the prejudice of the good name 
of those composing the banquet. The confusion was incident to 
the condition of things, namely: First, the Chamber of Com- 
merce Hall is not adapted to the purpose of speaking, as it gives 
many reverberations to a strong voice. Second, the noise pro- 
duced by waiters in liringing glasses and wines and in opening 
the bottles; and third, the other noises incident to the collection 
of fifteen hundred people in a single room, however large, 
produced so much sound that speakers could with great dif- 
ficulty be heard to the lower end of the hall, which caused 
manv to leave their seats and move nearer to the speakers at the 
upper end of the hall; this again added to the noise and altogether 
produced a confusion thiit prevented the spenkers from being 
heard by scarcely an} . 

Eighth Toast: — " 77/r Ar/?n' of the 7\'/niesscc."' 

Response by Major-Ciencral Jonx A. Loo ax. 

He mounted the rostrum, and stating that some of the previous 
speakers had not been able to make themselves heard, requested 
all to resume their seats, cease their talking and be quiet, and all 
the speakers could be heard anil would be heard in regular order 
of the programme, that (jeneral Thomas, General Wilson and 
others would be heard, but no infringement on the fixed pro- 
gramme would be recognized. Here, upon the mention of 
(Tcneral Thomas, he was loudly called to speak, but onlv said he 
nor any other gentleman would sp6ak save in the regular places. 
Some little time elapsed in confusion, but order being finalh 
restored, (Jeneral Logan proceeded, speaking as follows: 

Fellow Comrades:— The toast, "The Army of the Tennessee" 
— The Army of the Tennessee — the child of patriotism, born 
amidst revolution, came forth with all the energy and vigor of 
\ outh, without a furrow ujion its brow or a scar upon its manlv 
form; with the Hag of tlie Union, the emblem of our unitv, our 



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jjjlorv and our strcnj^th in one liand. and the sword of (.-tcrnal 
lil)cit\ in the other, upon the heutled knee the\ swore tliat this 
land should he 'made tVee. [ Applau'-e. ] The .\rniv of the Ten- 
nessee, the first to win a \ ictory that went trenihlinLC o'er the 
wires, that <ifladdened e\ er\ heart in this land, and tilled e\ er\ 
soul witli jo\ . The Arnn ot' the Tennessee is without nnieh 
written history, yet it has a j^rand history. Its ]iistor\- was writ- 
ten from the time it commenced its march from Shiloh to the end 
of the war h\ the swords of veterans and the hlood of traitors. 
[Cheers. J Its course was onward, its course was upward. From 
Donelson to Shiloh. from Shiloh to Corinth, from Corinth to 
\"icksburg', and around it, were many hloodv battles foui^ht. and 
there the haters of tliis i^lorious fabric of ours had their blood 
drunk li\ the sands of their soil, and at the same time man\. too. 
of our own patriotic biothers l)reathed their last and were remem- 
bei'ed by the relations of tiie dead. I remcmlier well — but I >hall 
not attempt to i^o into details — man\ of the incidents ol" this war. 
I do remember <nie in j)articular. at the battle of Baker's Creek, 
before \'icksbur<; was invested. The Armv of the Tennessee 
went into battle against the combined hosts of treason, sinti^iny;: 

■•John Rrown's hodx lies moiikieriiiij; in the grave, 
An.l his s )ul Ljoj-; iiiarchiiij; on." 

On the march of the Arnn' of the Tennessee from \'icksburi^, 
after f)rt\ da\s imeslment of that proiul stronghold (where 
man\. 1 am sorr\ to sa\, of the fl(Aver of this country were 
mown down In the enem\. ) we se):)arated. a ])ortion takinjj^ their 
march to Black ri\er — a portion afterward to the Kenesaw — 
assisting;- in relieving- tiie arm\ of our i^allant Thomas w hen so 
hardly pressed b\ the enemy. 

I'rom thence tiie\ marched with Sherman to the s^a. .\^ I 
said, they li^ainetl the first <.rreat victor\-, and the\ were in the last 
battle where the last i^nn was fireil. at Benton's Cross Roads. 

The ,\.rm\ of the 'Tennessee — no better than other armies, but 
equally as j^ood. 'The Arm\' of the Tennessee — not moie \ aliant 
than otliers. but etpialh as \aliant. The Arm\ of the Tennessi-e 
— with no more pride than <itiiers. l>ut equalK a^ mucii. 'The 
.\rm\ of the Tennessee, with no more patriotism than others, 
but ecpialh as much. It was an arm\. it is to-da\ an arm\ com- 
posed of ])atriots left, wiio would to-morrow resjiond to tlie 



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tocsin of war on the call ot' our country as freely as it did at first. 
[Thunders of applause.] 

The Armv of the Tenne!*see had several commanders. Why. 
my comrades, you know, (and of caurse you do, for you were of 
it,) that the President-elect, of whom all men who are patriots- 
are proud, [storms of applause,] was the first commander of the 
Army of the Tennessee.' [Cheers.] You know that the brave 
and gallant Thomas [cheers] was once a General in the Army of 
the Tennessee? [Cheers, cheers.] You know that it was com- 
manded by the gallant Sherman? [Thunders of applause.] And 
vou know it was commanded by the liimented McPherson. 
[Applause, followed by a dead silence.] And of him, permit me, 
mv comrades, to speak. His tongue is silent in death; his body 
is cold. Pie can speak not for himself. McPherson, McPherson 
is dead; but vet lives in the memory of evcrv man that ever 
served under him. [Storms of applause.] 

He was a gentleman. l)v nature made. He was an educated 
man, by his country's gift. He was a noble man, with his bosom 
full of generosity. The milk of human kindness welled up in 
that frame of his, a fountain wide and deep. His magnanimit\' 
was as broad as the area of his whole country. His generosity 
had no confine, and the gifts of his nature were as bright and as 
gleaming as the sun's beams at noon-dav. If vou want to know 
the correctness of the page left by that man; if you want to know 
the brightness of his historv, go and stand bv the tomb of Mc- 
Pherson [applause;] there wait until the rain]:)ow shows itself in 
the sky; then see the rays of the sun plav across its variegated 
hues, and fall upon the dew-drop of the velvet rose that there 
grows upon his grave — emblems of the purity of his life. Upon 
that scene cast your eyes, and then remember that that is emblem- 
atical of the bright page and reputation of that gallant soul that 
is gone. [Cheers.] 

Xow, my fellow-comrades, I onl} speak of these men of the 
Army of the Tennessee l)ecause they come t<j my mind. It had 
other noble men. All who belonged to it were noble men, and I 
love them all. I love that man now prostrated with disease con- 
tracted during its many fatigues and liattles — the man vou all know, 
the man of integrity, the man ins])ired with patriotism, the man 
worthy to be at the head of the nation. [ (Ireat applause.] I 
speak of Jolui A. Rawlins. [Slornis of applause.] 



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It was, too, aftcr^vard coniinamlcd by Howard. (Clucis. ] lie 
lias a history in this war i»'oiii^- to prove him tliat nohlc man \\ c- 
all know him to lie. [Applause.] 

Of niyselt". who commandetl the Arniv of the Tennessee, I 
shall not speaU. 

But, m\- fellow-citizens and comrades, there are others to he 
mentioneil besides those whom I ha\e mentioned. I cannot call 
them all by name, but let me say this: Anionic all our heroes of 
our compatriots and brothers-iu-arms and officers who sleep, 
to-day, the sleep that know s no waking, let their memories be 
fresh at all times, and let them live and be ever green in the 
recollections of us who sur\ ive them. [Cheers.] But there are 
others still — who are theyr The poor but gallant soldiers who 
carried the musket I [Applause.] That man who carried the 
knapsack and rifle in the Army of the Tennessee, [cheers.] to 
whom, to-day, we owe all the reputation we made. 

He fought our battles; many of them we left behind as we 
marched along, and you all remember the little mounds we used 
to see, as we marched along, dotting the place where the private 
soldier sleeps fore\ er. [Cheers.] There are none to speak for 
them to-night. Those who are left we love and respect, and the 
memories of those who are dead, we revere. [ Applau>e. ] When 
they passed away, though not ha\ing. in the din of battle, that 
opportunity of meeting their God that others might ha\ e. \ et. in 
my judgment, their ascension robes were made doubh' while on 
account of their jxitiiotic devotion, b\- that God who judges all. 
[Thunders of applause.] 

There is a God, and whenever 1 hear anything said (as I often 
have.) by persons speaking of the merits of the arm\. and of 
those who passed away without enjoying the privileges that are 
itccorded to men at home. I remember what was related bv that 
old (Terman poet, once upon a lime, and this is it. 

"When God- conceived the majestic idea of making man. He 
called the three ministers who constantlv wait upon His throne 
about him — Truth, Justice, and Merc\. He said, 'Let us make 
man.' Truth said, 'Oh God. make not man: he will pollute Th\ 
sanctuary." Justice said. 'Oh God. make not man; he will trample 
Th\- laws under toot." But Mercv. upon her bended knee. \\ ith 
streaming eyes, said, 'Oh (»oil. make man, cast him trom Thy plas- 
tic hand on earth, and I will guide him through his life ilown the 



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path of time; I will care for him in all his triak, in all his troubles, 
in all his vicissitudes; and when the final day shall come of ren- 
dering^ accounts, I will return him to Thee, borne beneath the 
hollow of my hand, the child of Mercy as Thou didst give him to 
me." [Cheers.] So it is with the patriotic dead. 

Now, mv fellow-comrades, in conclusion, let me say this. In 
speaking of the armv, the short time that we are allowed here to- 
night (and as you all know 1 never make any preparation when 
addressing vou or anv()ther body of men, ne^ er writing a speech, 
but always saying that which comes to my lips), ["All the 
better"] assembled together as we are, the Army of the Tennessee, 
the Armv of Georgia, the Army of the Ohio, the Army of the 
Cumberland, and others represented here, we can but remember 
that we have been soldiers, and we are soldiers yet! [applause] it 
our country needs our services. [Cheers.] Let us meet together 
on all occasions as soldiers, as countrymen. Let us come together 
in a kindh' spirit. Let us do away with all flickering and preju- 
dice. Let us meet as soldiers. [Applause.] We have fought for 
one common cause, for one common country, for one common 
flag, for one common Constitution. [Cheers.] And when separat- 
ing let us separate in the same wav, with kindly feelings toward all. 
no matter what our politics may be, or what our prejudices may 
be, or what we may feel, or what we may think. Let us, as we 
have alwa\ s done, renew our allegiance to the (lovernment that 
gave us birth, to the flag that protected us and the Constitution 
that preserved us. [Cheers.] Let each and every one of us to- 
night register an oath high up in Heaven, that each and every star 
upon tile old flag, shining now as brighth" as the stars that deck 
the plains of Heaven, shall always give the same light that they 
have given, that never shall there be a particle of their brightness 
or their glory and lustre in any vva\- dimmed, darkened or obscured 
b}- the hand that treason may raise against this Government. 
[Storms of applause.] Our sires look down fi-om Heaven and 
say we freed a nation, yet have freed a world: 

Above your deeds in the celestial glee. 
The bells of Heaven ring out their jubilee, 
Men of the Armv of the Tennessee. 

Now, my fellow-comrades, I have said more than I intended to 
say. much more, antl you will kindly pardon me. 

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vou have listLMicd to inc. and ask of voii the saiiie consideration of 
those who arc to follow nic. | Cheers and applau>c. | 

Ninth Toasi': — "J^'ic \\ id axes and Orphans of our J-allcn 
Comrades." 

Response hv General T. S. H i:n iikkson. 

CoMKADKS: — Ot" all the memories of the late rehellion there is 
none so full of sorrow and sadness as the nicmor\' of our fallen 
comrades, and the \\ idows and orphans left hchind them. And 
\ et it is one of the pleasing- recollections of the terrihle strife 
throug^h which we have passed that they have never heen forj^ot- 
ten. Here to-night, amid all these festivities, surrounded 1)\ all 
the ma<^nificence and s])lendor of this great occasion, and in this 
august presence, I am proud that the loved ones, the widows and 
orphans of those who nohh fought and l)ia\ el\ tell, and \\ hose 
graves were found along the lines of our man\ marches and 
hattles, are not forgotten, hut, on the co!itrar\, live in all our mem- 
ories and share in all our s\ mpathies. Comratlcs, it is one of the 
sacred duties we owe the gallant dead never to forget those who 
gave up their hushands and fathers to help fight the hattles and 
win the victories which have made memorable not only our o\\ n 
tleeds. hut our country's tame. What sacrifices they made. \\ hat 
sorrows thev patientlv hore. what })aint"ul anxiet\ the\ endured 
while sitting at the window and watching for the coming hack of 
those thev loved, hut watched in vain, we ma\ ne\er know . hut 
we can connnend them to the s\ mpathy and supj^ort of a gratei'ul 
and a patriotic people. \\'e can cherish their memory in all our 
associations and in all our li\es. We can hear to them the consid- 
eration that their hushands and fathei^s nohl\- died while defending 
the old Hag, that the\- gave u]) theii' li\es that the nation might 
live. We can tell them of their gallant deeds. We can point 
them to their countr\"s glor\ . Aho\e all. we can ))reser\ethe 
great free Government, the rich legacy hecpieathed to us hy our 
fathers, and now made more precious hy the blood of our fallen 
comrades, as an asvhnn for them anil their posterity t'orever. And 
this is the richest reward we can ofler them f )r all their sulVerings 
and sacrifices. As we strew the gra\es of our tallen comrade^ 
with flowers, let us inxoke our count r\"s richest and choicest bless- 
ings upon theii' widow s and orphans, and ma\ their li\es ever be 
lovely and pleasant. 



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Tenth Toast: — '■'•The Anny of the Cumberland^ 
ResjDonse bv Major-Gencral George H. Thomas. 

Fellow-Comrades of the Army of the Tennessee, of 
THE Ohio, the Georgia and the Cumberland: — Wc have 
assembled in this city where we have a grand reunion of tine four 
armies who had the good fortune to serve togetlier in the West, 
wlicrc wc claim tliat wc did some good dut}'. [Good.] To wind 
up these interesting proceedings, we have assembled here this 
evening to unite together in a social banquet to testify toward one 
another our fraternal love, begotten amid hours of danger, and 
when ^^■e were attempting to discharge our whole duty to our 
countrv. 

These sentiments, I know, are fully felt by the Army of the Cum- 
berland and the three other armies. But as their representative 
to-night I wish to express to vou again the fraternal feeling which 
we hold toward all of you. The kindness we have received, the 
hospitality of the citizens of Chicago, should ever be remembered 
by us as a demonstration of their patrit)tic feeling. Therefore, I 
wish to assert, in behalf not only of the Army of the Cumberland, 
but of the other armies and societies here, our heartfelt thanks. 
As our time is limited, and there are several other speeches to 
make, you must excuse me from saying anv more. I bid you 
good-night. 

I am requested now to present a toast which was expected from 
me at the close of the regular toasts this evening. I give you 
" The Citizciis of Chicago. Tlieir enterprise is proverbial, and 
their liberality no Jess so. The latter will be long remembered by 
the united Armies of the Tennessee, the Ohio, the Cumberland 
and the Georgia." [Cheers.] 

This sentiment to the "Citizens of Chicago" offered by General 
Thomas, was received with enthusiastic cheers, the echo of the 
icclings of those who had such full demonstrations t)f the reality 
of the sentiment. 

Eleventh Toast: — "-The Cavalry Corps of the Military 
Division of the Mississippi." 

Response by General J. II. Wilson, who was unable to speak 
by reason of an affection of his throat. His address reads: 

Comrades: — In responding io the sentiments which } ou have 
just received, and which revives in my mind so manv stirring 



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recollections, it is not ni\' intt-'ntion to detain \<>u In' a I'eeital of" 
historic details, hnt I should lie false to the liard\ riders, \\ ho ne\er 
wei'e talse to me or to their colors, it" 1 tailed in their name to 
return their <^ratet"ul acknowledgements for the (graceful manner 
in which xou ha\e just complimented them. 

It is said that a prominent (ieneral in tlie earl\ da\s ot" the 
rehellion ofl'ered a rewaid tor a dead ca\alr\ man; and. we are all 
familiar Avith the derisi\e cry. "Fi^ht in the front! 'J'here j^oes 
the ca\alr\ to the rear!" I reniemher hearing it upon one occasion 
which mav have some sij^niticance, among the potent hut unseen 
influences which gave character to the war. It was on the night 
after the hattle of Mission Ridge, while General (irant. accom- 
panied hv his stafl' and orderlies, were riding toward Chattanooga. 
As the cavalcade dashed hy. a di\isi()n of infantrv, pushing to 
the front, made the gloomx' forests of the Chickamauga re-echo 
with the old shout of derision. The laugh was on their side then, 
although the joke had hecome somewhat thrcadhare. Whether 
or not this incident hroiight to the mind of our chieftain a clearer 
perception of the necessitv for ca\alr\ which should persistently 
head and fight in the other ilirection. 1 can not sa\ . hut it is 
certain that the campaign ahout Chattanooga led to the selection 
of a cavalry leader w hose name will live when that of Murat is 
forgotten — gallant Phil. Sheridan. vSince the days of Mago who, 
with his Xumidian horse, oxerthrew the chivalrv of Rome at 
Canna-. no more splendid reputation has hurst upon the world! 

It was mv good fortune to he selected for the work laid out hy 
Sherman tor the ca\alr\ of his militarv di\ ision. and hence I feel 
it a sacred dut\' to allude hriefl\ to its principal features. 

At Gayles\ ille. in Octoher, 1S64, General Sherman, in that f"iank 
and perspicuous manner so characteristic of the man. unfolded his 
plans and told me his wishes, turned over to my connnand the 
entire mounted force helonging to the armies of the Cundierland. 
the Tennessee and the Ohio, gave me unlimited control of this 
splendid corps, and generouslv added, "Do the best you can with 
it, and if you make an\ reputation out of it. I will not undeitake 
to divide it with vou."" At that time the hulk of this force was 
dismounted, and parts of it were scattered f"rom vSouthw estern 
Missouri to West A'irginia. McCook, Long and Kilpatrick com- 
manded the three divisions from the Army o'i the Cuniherland; 
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W. Johnson that from the Army of the Ohio, and Knipe, the hist, 
made up principally of new troops from Tennessee and Indiana. 
Kilpatrick, with 5.033 men and most of the horses, went down to 
the sea with Sherman, while the rest of the force remained with 
Thomas to aid in the work of crushing Hood. The official reports 
have told how Hatch and Croxton kept watch and ward along the 
Tennessee for the six anxious weeks previous to Hood's passage of 
the ri\er in his Xorthwartl march, how thev were reinforced by 
Capron and Hammond, and struggled to impede the hostile 
advance, and how at last Ho(^tl and Forrest received their first 
defeat at Franklin. You all know how the country was held in 
suspense least the rebels should press Northward and flank us out 
at Nashville, while our imperturbable commander, secure in his 
position of strength, was gathering his force for a final and crushing 
blow. A cavalry officer himself, he knew that cavalry without 
horses were like sabers without hilts, powerless for offense and 
dangerc^us cmlv to him A\ho holds it. He, therefore, chose to wait 
while we gathered horses. When the dav of battle arrived we 
marched out with 13,000 men, 9,000 of whom were mounted and 
full of confidence; besides -^,000 more who had been sent in pur- 
suit of Lvon. 

I shall not detain \ou with the storv of Nashville. Our 
comrades of the Armv of the Cumberland know how Hatch, 
Knipe, Johnson and Croxton burst through the rebel works, 
wheeling grandly to the left, developing the hostile line, and, in 
conjunction with A. J. Smith's travel-stained veterans, supported 
b^' those of Schofield's corps, swept the rebel troops from hill to 
hill, capturing prisoners, guns and breastworks, till the darkness 
of a wintry night checked their onward career. Mv comrades 
of the ca^■alry have not forgotten how gracefully the gallant 
MciVrthur, in admiration of their dashing assault, refused to contest 
with them the honors of having been first to enter the rebel works 
and first to reach the rebel guns. That battle, with its splendid 
rivalry between cavalry and infantr\-, was woi-fh a life-time of 
ordinary service. No trooper went to the rear that day except on 
a stretcher or in an ambulance. Pushing forward the next morn- 
ing, wheeling steadily toward Nashville, Hatch and Hammond 
pressed the goaded and desperate foe in flank and rear till Hood, 
in the agony of despair, wrote to Chalmers: "For God's sake 
drive back the Yankee cavalr\-, or all is lost!" It was too late. 



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Step bv step, up the deep slopes ot" the Hii'iit wood liills, and 
through tlieir tangled tliickets. the disinouiited tionpcTs held their 
waw l'"inal]\ when the iiit"anti\ adxaneed to the assault of tlie 
rebel works in front. the\' met tiie ea\alrv enteriuLj them triumph- 
anth' tVoni the left and rear. 'I'his was too miieh for tiie rebel 
liost. l^roken and cru^he(l, like <;rain between the u])per and 
nether mill stone, it fled ini;loriousl\-. under a ])all of dai^knes^. 
from the ileld. The nian\ instances of personal darinj)^ that ehar- 
aeteri/ed the nii^ht lighting which followed — Spalding's headlong 
charge in the dark, against rebel barricades: Hammond's gallant con- 
duct at Hollow Tree Gap: the stirring atfair at the West Harpeth, 
\vhere Hatch, Coon. Hammond and the 4th regulars o\er\\ helmed 
the rebel rear guard and captured their last battery: the thousand 
cases of unrecognized and unrewarded valor which marked the 
terrible fifteen days of marching, bivouacing and skirmishing, with- 
out rations and without forage, through a country already desolated 
b\- the march of contending armies: the almost human suHering 
of the starving, over-worked horses, as they sank by the thousands 
in tlie half dozen morasses which lined our route, would recpiire 
an Xenophon to depict them, ^^'e shall never forget the toil, 
exposure, hunger and sutlering of that terriltle winter campaign. 
But we were amply repaid for it all b\ the unstinted commenda- 
tions bestowed uj)on us b\- our comrades of the intantrx. but more 
than all b\' the consciousness of our dut\' done, against more than 
mortal odds. I-^rom that da\' forth, there \\ as no word of ridicule 
for the cavalry in the Arm\ ot" the Cumberland. The new corps 
had bathed its guidons in blood, and was generouslly hailed as full 
brother in the field of honor. 

The next two weeks were spent in cantonments along the 
banks of the Tennessee. Five divisions, in all J^.ooo men. were 
collected, 17,000 of whom w ere mounted and ready tor ser\ ice. 
Knipe was sent to join Canb\ : b'buson. with thiee brigades, was 
left to keep watch over the rebels of Middle Tennessee: Hatch 
was encamped at ICastport. waiting to recei\ e new arms and a 
remount, before following out a route marked out tor him. I he 
rest of the corps, nearly Kpocx) strong, splendidly mounted and 
ecjuipped. and nearly all pro\ ided with the best tire-arms ever 
put into the hands of a soldier — the vSpencer carbine and ritle — 
began their wide-spread march through the desolate region ot 
North Alabama. Concentrating at IClyton. Croxton was detached 



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to move upon Tuscaloosa, while the main force, with the impetu- 
ous Upton in advance, headed boldly for Selma. Forrest, 
with Roddy, Armstrong and Crossland, were encountered at 
Montevallo, again at Randolph and Ebenezer church, but were 
swept out of the way like chaff before the whirlwind. March- 
ing twenty-five and thirty miles a day, with constant fighting, 
was a poor day's work. On the 2nd of April, Selma, the last 
Southern strongliold, was carried by storm. Thirty-two field guns. 
^,000 men and horses, and large quantities of valuable military 
property fell into our hands, while Forrest and his Generals suc- 
ceeded in escaping under cover of night by leaving their followers 
to their fate. I can not do justice to the knightly gallantry dis- 
played upon that occasion by Long, Minty, Miller, and their 
devoted troopers. The chivalry of Spain, in their palmiest days, 
never excelled it. The field over which they advanced was as 
level and unimpeded as this fioor, and was swept in all directions 
by the fire of sixteen guns. The works which they carried were 
a strong bastioned line, covered by a deep moat, and still farther 
out bv a stockade five and a half feet high. The attacking force 
was 1,550 men and officers, in single line, faltered not, but, relying 
upon their trustv Spencers, dashed forward without a waver, 
scaled the stockade as boys play leap-frog, poured into the ditch 
and clambered over the parapet defended by a force numerically 
greater than their own. 

Long, Miller, ]McCormack, Briggs and Dobbs, with over two 
hundred of their comrades, were stricken down; but Selma was 
ours, and "fairlv won." Pausing only long enough to bridge the 
swollen Alabama, we pushed forward tt)ward Montgomer}-, rais- 
ing the starrv flag over the first capital of the Confederacy. 
Destroying the cotton, boating and military stores, we continued 
our hurrving march toward the Chattahoochie, La Grange cap- 
turing Fort Tvler at West Point, and Upton the tcte de pojit at 
Columbus. It is not too much to sav that these actions were never 
surpassed for audacity and resolution. The attack on Columbus 
was made after 9 o'clock at night. L pton, assisted bv Winslow, 
Noble and Benton, led his 300 hundred chosen troops, dismounted, 
elbow to elbow, like "Grenadiers of the Guard," straight against 
the breastwork that barred his road, and although 3.000 rebel 
infantr\- and 52 guns, throwing all kinds of missile, did all in their 
power to hold them at bav, he swept evervthing before him. 



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Evlmi the bridges ami the \ erv guns for their defense, were cap- 
tured before the bewiUlered rebels could retreat be\ oiul them. 
The assault upon I'oit Tyler was scarcely less remarkable, although 
it was made by dayligiit. When it is considered that the ditches 
of this work were impassable, tliat three bridges, on three sides 
of the works, were laid, and each of tliein used b\- column>< which 
crossed the rebel parapets almost simultanet)usl\ . it will be 
acknowledged that both ofhcers anil men had passed b\ the da\s 
of half-measures in warfare, and were etpial to an\ emei'gencx. 
Night fighting is the crucial test of disci}:)line. and it is no more 
than justice to sa\' that CromwelTs Ironsides could not lia\e 
withstood it better than did Upton's Division at L"oluml)us. The 
cavalrv learned there, at vSelma and Nashville, one of the greatest 
lessons in warfare: that there is no cover so good as darkness. 
;ind no protection so ct)mplete as resolute courage in times of 
great peril; that caution is the virtue of prosperit\ , but audacitv 
that of great emergencies. 

We tarried at Columbus thirty-six hours, burning and destrov- 
jng. while the advance guard opened the road to Central (Jeorgia. 
Next. Macon, with its garrison of Major-Generals and militia, fell 
ixn unresisting prize into our hamls. A few days thereafter, 
Croxton, who by a series of uKisterly marches had outwitted 
Jackson, burned Tuscaloosa, and fought Adams near ICutaw. 
making a wide sweep to the northward and eastward, rejoined 
us in the heart of (jeorgia. wliere we were stopped by something 
more difHcult than rebel lines to break. 1 refer to the armistice 
which preluded peace. J need not explain to an asscmbh of sol- 
iliers that there were sad hearts among us tlial day — sad and ghul 
ones too — foi^ \\ bile we all rejoiced as good citizens that the war 
Avas ended, it must not be forgotten that our columns were mo\ ing 
toward Virginia at the rate of forty miles a da\ . and that we had 
hoped within tw entv da\ s to unite our forces with those of 
l^heridan. and to measure our metal with his in patriotic rivalrv. 
IJut the last battle had been fought, and tliere was nothing left for 
us but to gather in the fruits of our victory. Learning from rebel 
sources that Davis was a fugitive, and believing that he would be 
restrained b\ neither armistice nor ca]:)itulation. we took possession 
of railroad and telegraph lines, sent scouts thrtjughout Northern 
(ieorgia, and detachments to all important points between Mari- 
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Coosa, Winslow at Atlanta, Minty and Croxton at Macon and 
along the line of the Ocmulgee, with detachments on the Chatta- 
hoochie and Flint, and McCook at Tallahassee, we barred all doors 
and patrolled all roads leading to the south and west. The first 
information of Davis' movements was obtained from a rebel 
citizen who had seen him at Salisbury; but this was soon supple- 
mented and contirmed by the untiring zeal of Lieutenant George 
O. Yeoman, Acting Inspector-General of Alexander s brigade. 
This gallant young ofHcer \vith a detachment t)f twenty men. all 
disguised as rebels, joined Davis' escort near the Savannah river, 
and by sending in couriers kept his commanding officers informed 
of all the movements of the rebel chieftain. It was upon this 
information that Croxton and Mintv were directed to select their 
best regiments, the one to march eastward to the Oconee, and the 
other to march southeastward along the Ocmulgee. The story of 
the pursuit and capture has been told in detail. You have heard 
how Ilarnden, with the ist Wisconsin cavalr\-, struck the trail at 
Dublin — thanks to the information given by a colored man — and 
how the Colonel and his men followed, without food or forage, 
U)Y three davs and nights, through swamps, morass and forests, to 
the neighborhood of Irwinsville, all the time gaining upon the 
fugitives, and all the time becoming more firmly convinced that 
he was on the right track; how Pritchard, with the 4th Michigan, 
crossed the trail at Abbeville, and after skirting the Ocmulgee 
several miles further, turned also toward Irwinsville; and how, in 
the gray of dawn on the loth of May, his troopers captured, the 
President of the so-called Southern Confederac\'. not l)ootcd and 
spurred, with his visor down, but struggling ungracefullv in the 
encumbering garb of woman. What an ignoble and pitiful end.'' 
What more ignoble stain could the gallows fix upon such a man? 
How wisely Providence ordered e\ents! At that hour the coim- 
try was overwhelmed with sorrow for the untimely death of the 
beloved Lincoln; the colors of the nation were draped in black, 
and sadness had driven the smile from every coimtenance, when, 
lo! the news of Davis' capture, in disguise, flashed across the 
wires, and spread with lightning speed. The effect was magical; 
it was the farce after the tragedy, and a laugh of derision followed 
the wail of mourning. 

During six months of almost constant marching and fighting 
between the Ohio river, the Gulf of iSIexico, the Mississippi 



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ami the Allanlic, tlicsc troopers ik'\ cr wenl romul a place iIk-n 
.should ha\L' ^oiK' through. Thcx justK claim that tlux iu'\ cr ^ot 
within si^ht of a t;"im thai thc\ did not take, whetlu'r po'^tt-d in 
the open held, hehind hreast works, or hexond streams; that the\ 
ne\ er made a change which taiU'd, and ne\ er lost a Inidi^c ot" their 
own, nor permitted the encni\' to Inirn one o\ er which he was 
retreating'. ThcN ca})tured nearK i ^ooo jjrisoners. thirt\-two 
stands of colors, h\ e torlilie<l cities and 280 ^uns. Thex hurned. 
or helped the rebels to burn 2:50,000 bales of cotton; destroNed 
railroad.s, bridp^cs, cars, locomotives, foundries, ship-vards, factories 
and militar\ stores, as lon<4' as the\ could tind them to destrox ; 
after the surrender they paroled :5c),ooo rebel soldiers belon<;ini( to 
the armies of Lee, Johnston and Beauregard, and arrested the 
Postmaster (ieneral. Secretary of the \a\y. \'ice-Presi(lent and 
President of the ConfederacN , and would ha\e probabh taken 
main more had not the Davis' Cabinet been limited b\ law. 

When the w ar ended, the se\en di\ isions numbered ^^^.OfX) men 
fordutv; the three di\ isions under m\ immediate command, K|..(XX). 
exclu.sive of three full regiments of colored troo])>. recruited and 
orgaidzed, clothed with rebel uniforms and armed \\ ith rebel 
rifles, w bile on the march. TheN had J^.cxx) head of horses and 
nudes, were pro\ ided w ith three e\cellent batteries of horse artil- 
lerv, among which were Robinson's Chicago Board of Trade 
Battery, and Battery '■ M " and "I" of the Fourth I'nited States 
Artiller\ ; the\' were fulh ])ro\ ided with arms and ammunition. 
and in everx' wa\ )ustiHed the piaise of General Sherman, 
when he said, ''the\' were the largest and best ecpiipped body of 
mounted troops that ever fell undei' his command." Thex w ere 
equal to anv dut\ which could have been I'equired of them, e\ce|)t 
thatof Iving still in an enemy's country. Motion was the first law of 
their existence, as well as the principal component in the measure 
of their utilit\ ; thev recpdred all the surplus product ot one county 
U) support them one ihw. I belie\ e that the best ca\ airy is the 
best infantr\ mounted, and that mass or nundK-rs, into the s(piare 
of the velocitv with which cither can go. is the true measure ot it^ 
working capacit\. Forrest came near the secret of ca\aby. and. 
in fact, of all warfare if there is any secret, w hen he s;iii| to .me 
of mv officers: "Tell Cieneral Wilson that 1 do not know much 
about tactics, but I zco/ild /,'■/:•<■ u/orc t'or lit"teen minutes of the 
bulge on him than foi' three da\s of tactics.'" 1 am glad to sav 



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that we never gave him fifteen, nor five, nor one minute, but went 
for him all the time. 

Neither the eountrv or the army appreciated the division, 
brigade and regimental commanders of the cavalry corps at their 
real w(M-th. There were men among them fit for any command 
that could have been given them, and, as a class, they were as 
gallant and capable as ever drew saber or wore uniform. It will 
alwavs be regretted for their fame that the war did not last six 
months longer. Thev were, with few exceptions, not yet turned 
of thirtv. Upton, Alexander, Winslow, Croxton, La Grange, 
Watkins, Murrv, Palmer, Kitchell, Noble, Benteen, Young and 
Kellv were of the vounger set, while McCook, Minty, Long, Kil- 
patrick. Hatch, Knipe, Coon, R. W. Johnson, Hammond, Cooper, 
McCormack, G. ]VI. L. Johnson, Atkins, Spaulding, Pritchard, 
Miller, Harrison, Biggs. \a\\, Israel Garrard and Frank White 
were somewhat older, though still possessing the sinews of youth. 
Our grav beards, and we had Inut few, were Harnden, as steady as 
Burley of Balfour, and Eggleston, the type of those who rode with 
Cromwell in Marston Moor. The rank and file were veterans in 
service, but voung in vears, and I can aver with truthfulness 
that I never saw their superiors for endurance, self-reliance and 
pluck. After thev ^vere massed at Nashville they believed them- 
selves invincilile. When armed with Spencers it was their boast 
that, elbow to elliow, dismounted and in sing-le line, nothing could 
withstand their charge. '"Onlv cover our flanks," said Miller 
before Selma, "and nothing can stop us!" In conclusion, it is my 
duty to add that I never saw one of them skulk before battle, or 
sneak to the rear after the action began. Thev seemed to know 
by instinct when the enemy might be encountered, and the only 
strife among them was to see who should be first in the onset. 
With a corps of such men, the more the better, properly mounted, 
armed and organized, nothing is impossible except defeat. 

The clangor of war is over and quiet reigns throughout the land, 
our chargers are converted into plow horses, our guidons are 
folded tenderly away, our carbines and sabers hang rusty on the 
wall, our ranks are broken, and our troopers side by side gathering 
the victories of peace. The fire of patriotism yet burns brightly 
in their bosoms, and should, perchance, the bugles sound "to arms," 
they will rally to their standards and charge again for country, 
God and victorv! 



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Mi'sic by the li;iiul: — "jfoJini/y Comes Marchi iii:; /Ionic" 
Twelfth Toast: — ''The Ariiiv of the Mississippi." 
Response bv Majoi-Cjeneral Jon n Poi'k. 

Mr. Pkesiden I' and (jEN rJ-KMi-:.\: — As this is a reunion of 
officers belonging' to organizations of Western lroo|)>, a> tlie\ 
stood at the close of the war, and as I ha\ e not the honor to be a 
member of either, 1 had expected that I wouhl be permitted to 
remain a silent guest, and a\ail m\ self of the privilege \\ hich 
your kindness and courtes\' have conferred, to listen to the 
addresses of the distinguished othcers who ha\ e spoken, and to 
renew with manv of vou the jileasant social intercourse which 
separation has so long obstructed. The toast just given, and the 
call upon me, admonish me that more is expected, and I have not 
the pri\ilege, e\en had I the inclination, to refuse to respond. ()f 
all the armies here represented, the Army of the Tennessee is the 
oldest in vears and t)rganization. But two others had birth at the 
same time, and stood side b\ side \\ ith that arm\ at the siege ot 
Corinth. 

These two armies were the Arm\ of the Ohio, and the Army 
of the Mississippi. (General l')uell, the able soldier \vho organ- 
ized and commanded the Arm\- of the Obit), iluring its whole 
existence, (an armv noted in its day for its organization, its 
dicipline, and its efficiency,) is not here present, to speak in fitting 
terms in its honor; but General Thomas, the most renowned ot 
its soldiers, whose name and fame are inseparably connected 
with it and its successor, (the Army of the Cund)erland,) sits on 
mv right, and is, no tloubt, both ready and willing to respond 
in its behalf. Of the Army of the Mississip])i, which it is my 
highest honor to ha\ e organized and commanded, it seems appro- 
priate that I should sav something, and I trust you will bear with 
me if I seem extra\agant in the few remarks which 1 shall make. 
The official life of the Army of the Mississippi was not long 
enough to inscribe on its banners "New Madrid," "Island Xo. lo. ' 
and "Corinth," "Second C.irinth," and "luka." but long enough 
to bear in its rolls such names as v^chuyler Hamilton, C. S. Ham- 
ilton, Blumni, and Kilbv Smith; long enough to give to the armies 
of the Tennessee and Cumlierland such renowned soldiers as 
Rosccrans, Sheridan, Stanley, Mower, Granger. Case, Palmer, 
Elliott, Noyes, Fuller, Sprague, Wager Swayne, Morgan; and 



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many others; long enough to contribute to these armies (mainly 
to the Army of the Tennessee,) some of their l)cst and most dis- 
tinguished regiments. An organization which gave such deeds and 
such soldiers to the country should not be suffered to be forgotten 
amongst men, and I esteem it a privilege that it has fallen to \ny lot 
to recall to remembrance its brilliant record. Of the pain and 
reluctance with which I found myself separated from that army 
in the midst of its successful career, b}- orders which I could 
not resist, and of what afterward befell, it perhaps does not 
become me to speak, except to say that in times of trial and mis- 
conception, confronted h\ diiiiculties which the countrv seems yet 
not to comprehend, I was strengthened to endurance by the 
knowledge conveyed in a thousand assurances that the sympathy 
and confidence of that armv went with me through all. But a 
few months after the evacuation of Corinth the organization of 
the Army cjf the Mississippi was broken up, and its commanders 
and its regiments absorbed in the armies of the Tennessee and 
Cumberland. From that day their fortunes were identified 
with those armies, in the great campaigns which swiftlv followed, 
in their toils and perils, in their victories and in their fame, the 
old regiments of the Army of the Mississippi bore their full part 
and have their full share; but I do not doubt, indeed I know, that 
men now assembled here to recall and to enjoy the remembrance of 
their later achievements and the fame of their latest armv organ- 
izations, they look back with affection to the Army of the 
Mississippi and remember with pride and pleasure its brilliant 
history. The war of the rebellion with all its brilliant deeds and 
its heroic sacrifices, has been consigned to historv, and its vivid 
impressions are fast fading from the minds of men. It seems 
eminently proper, then, that the gallant soldiers who played their 
part in this great war, and to whom the (Tovernment to-day stands 
indebted for its life, should meet together from time to time to 
keep alive the memories of past achievements and the cordial 
brotherhood which binds them together. But let us hope that the 
next reunion of Western armies may embrace all those who at 
any time served in the armies of the West. Let us remember the 
many gallant oiiicers wounded at Belmont, Donelson, and Shiloh; 
at Pea Ridge, at Island No. lo, at Corinth, and at Perry ville. and 
because ot their wounds were never able to rejoin their commands. 
Let us be mindful of the memory of the many officers separated 



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at an early day from the Western armies h\ orders or other cir- 
cumstances whicli tlie\ could not control. Let us recollect the 
numerous and wideh -dispersed forces servinj.j in Missouri and 
.Vrkansas who played their part mant'ullv in the field to \\ hich 
they were assij^ned. None of these belon<4 to the arm\- orL^aiii/a- 
tions hcvc represented, and \i't there is not one of thi'm who did 
not feel an equal interest in the career of the Western armies, and 
iloes not feel an equal pride in their glorious achievements. Not 
as guests, hut as members in full brotherhood, these men should 
be welcomed at any future reunicm of the armies of the West. 
The cordial harmony and the earnest good feeling so plainh' man- 
ifested among the large numl)er of officers who have taken part 
in this reunion, sufficiently demonstrate that neither widelv 
separated homes, diversit\- of pursuits, nor differences of j)olitical 
opinion, have sufficed to weaken the strong friendships formed in 
stirring scenes of war, and cemented bv so much glor\- and so 
much grief. It is to this feeling of personal regard among the 
members of the great armies which have so lately been absorbetl 
into the bosom of the people, that we are indebted for much 
of our immunit\" from personal and i)()litical bitterness and distrust. 
and as these great armies once saved the life of this nation b\ the 
power of their arms, it is bv no means improbable that they may 
yet preserve it from further civil strife and convulsion through 
the influence of the personal attachment and confidence formed 
during the war, and strengthened and perjoetuated by the army 
reiuiions. 

'riiiKi"i;i:N rii Toast: — ''(h/r Sister ^ir/itics of ilw Hast, tJic 
SoiitJt, tlic G/iIf, ami the /•'roj/ticr.'^ 

Response bv (leneral T. C. I'^urrciiF. u. 

CoMKADKS: — Their fame is enrolled in the capitol: theii' deeds 
are preserved in the records of the events of the time, and the 
glory thev shed upon American arms will grow brighter and 
brighter as time shall re\ eal all the causes which contiibnted to 
our final victory, and history shall collect them for the .\rmy of 
the East. Its fame cannot I)e added to b\' an\- proceeding here, 
extolling the part they bore in the conflict for Liberty and Lnion. 
The Army of the East first taught the people of the v^outii to 
respect the people of the North, and exploded their theory of one 



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of them being equal in fight to five of the men of the North. 
The Army of the East first exhibited in highest degree the per- 
sistence and power of endurance which afterwards distinguished 
the American soldier over the soldiers of modern times. Defeated, 
crushed, hurled back, bleeding and broken, they rallied again and 
again, and successive leaders took them back again to fight the 
bravest and best of the troops of the South. Brave and true, 
with faith in God and the justice of their cause, they went again 
and again to the fight until victory was theirs. Roman and Grecian 
heroism will fail to arrest the attention of the generations of the 
future time, when put beside the deeds of the Arm\' of the East. 
They ask no eulogy from me, and claim no toil of elocution. And 
our sister Armv of the South. '^ Who shall attempt to do the use- 
less task of weaving a wreath of rhetoric al)ove or about the 
chaplet of glory with which it crowned itself in the contest with 
climate and disease, as well as with a strong, well organized, 
desperate and well supplied enemy in his own locality. The 
history is written, and we who were actors in the great general 
struggle for liberty, need only leave with it our testimony as to 
its truth. When exultation gives place to the calmer enjoyment 
ot the i-esults of great achievements, then all the means which 
contributed to the final success are looked for and appreciated. 
The history of a nation is usually but the story of its wars; the 
first version, what the armies say of themselves, the later one, 
what they say of each other. We need not wait for the reasoning 
and philosophical study of the coming time to trace out the deeds 
of our Army of the Frontier and to speculate as to its importance 
in the causes which contributed to the grand results of the war 
for Liberty and Union. The Armies of the Tennessee, Cumber- 
land, Ohio and Georgia lead it here by the hand as a sister to the 
very presence of the future, and before witnesses whose name 
and fame will outlive that of Caisar and Bonaparte and fade from 
freedom's scroll only with the name of Washington — they proclaim 
our Army of the Frontier full sharer of their glor\-. Though 
comparatively few in their numbers, they were strong in their 
taith, and with heroic hand wrote, "the fiery gospel in rows of 
burnished steel" all over the prairies and along the river shores 
where the hand of the savage wielded the scalping-knife in Con- 
federate service for the cause of slavery and rebellion, and where 
superior forces opposed and lurking foes did foul murder in the 



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name of war, tliroujj^h the vallcv dark with the terror aiul 1)1()(>(1 
of neiu^hborht)0(.l deadh strife, the\' led the patriot citizen up to 
the inspiriiii^ heii^hts of a new hope. Tradition, stor\ and xmil; 
will hand down to the posterity of tlie brave and noble L'nion 
men of Southwestern Alissouri and Northern .VrUansasthe names 
and memory of our .\rmy of the I'rontier, and on the smoke- 
dried cottage wall will smile their pictures brave and bri;^ht. Thev 
made historic the hills and prairies and fords where the\ met the 
enemy, at Cane Hill, Prairie Grove, Bentonville. and in nunil)erless 
engagements they bore the flag in triumph, Vq\)\ o\ (.•!• t went \ -five 
thousand of the enemy constantK- employed, and made continued 
marches, the rapiditv and heroism of which were not exceeded in 
the war. The gallant little armv went in its greatest proportions, 
like its distinguished leaders Schofield. Ilerron and Hlunt. to win 
new glor\- on other Helds, in other armv organizations, and to join 
the swelling tide that, under Providence, was directed bv (irant 
iind Sherman in the course that swept away the Confederacy. 



Song bv the (ilee Club: — "America' 



Fourteenth Toast: — ■■ TIic loval cit'izois -c/io si/siaiind us 
at home -c/n'/c zee foui^Jit tlic C)ic»iv at the front'' 

Response bv Major-Cieneral R.J. ()(;i.i:si5v. 

Soldiers: — The lo\ al citizcn.s who sustained us at home while 
we fought the enemy at the front, are listening with silent and 
attentive ear to what shall be s.iid here to-night by our gallant 
soldiers. In the presence of tiie soldiers of the republic: in the 
presence of this august assemblage of our national and patriotic 
brotherhood, the loyal people have no report to make, except to 
say, God bless the noble soldiers who saved the life of the land. 
[Great applause.] Outside of these walls t<vnig)it there is peace, 
quiet, silence and dignitv. by a proud, cautious, piiident. well- 
behaved people. [Cheers and cries of "good."] How proud our 
people are of the good men assembled here to-night, who ha\e 
oflered their lives t"or the sal\ ation of our country. co\ered and 
protected bv all these tattered ])attle-worn flags that hang around 
this very room. [Great applause.] In the name of that loyal 
people we will not speak when you are present. In the name 
of that lo\al i)eople that will be ever silent when our noble 



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soldiers are about to speak, let me say that one and all of you, from 
the private soldier way up to the connnander-in-chief, bear you 
constantly and affectionately about their hearts. Thus responding 
for the loyal masses; thus speaking briefly for every man, w^oman 
and child of the grand old republic, I bid you welcome, and I 
bid vou farewell. [Great applause and three cheers for General 
Oglesby.] 

Fifteenth Toast: — "-The Loyal Women of the United States.''^ 

Response by Colonel J. M. Brown. 

Mr. Chairman and Comrades of the Grand Armies: — 
The toast just proposed deserves an abler respondent than I can 
hope to be. It is our recognition of the heroism, the lovaltv and 
the self-sacrifice of the women of America, who gave to the 
countrv all that thev hold dearest. If absolute loyalty is to be 
honored; if the love of countrv and the abnegation of self is to 
be approved and reverenced bv us: if disinterested labor and sac- 
rifice that counted not the cost, is worthy the gratitude of truly 
grateful hearts, then are the women — the loyal inothers, wives, 
and sisters of our common country — those whom we, the soldiers 
of the republic, in our hour of reunion, should honor with the 
truest, the sincerest gratitude of soldiers' hearts. What sacrifice 
on the countrv's altar was more dearlv purchased than the life of 
the husband, wh<^ left his widow desolate? What can comfort 
the heart of her whose onh' boy died that the nation might live? 
Who can covnit the tears of her whose hope in the coming years 
poured out his blood that the tree of our liberties might be 
watered therewith. If we who survive feel the moistening eye 
and the thickening thirst as we recall the names and features of 
our comrades who have gone before, how ever present the sorrow 
of those whose staff" and hope has departed, whose joys and 
whose loves lie buried in a blood\' grave. Sir, we made our sac- 
rifices. We marched and bivouaced. We fought. We triumphed. 
For us there is the consolation of victory g-loriously earned. We 
who survi\e find in tbese reunions, and in our country's approval, 
the reward of our trials, our dangers and our hardships. But the 
loyal women of the United States have no rewards that find their 
expression in occasions like this. Theirs was for each an indi- 
vidual devotion; the sorrow of each was her own burden of grief. 
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^voln:ul's aid lent to the fallen ContederacN'. We have seen too 
often how female resolution supported the failin<^ sj^iiits of the 
disheartened Confederate. We lune si'eu how woman's ])()wer 
was potent against the ri^ht. and Idw men, in a wron;^ cause, 
\\ ere ner\ ed hy it. But we have all >.)[' us seen as well the power 
ot' loyal woman's influence. .\11 of us have felt the animating 
spirit of the wi\es and mothers and sisters who ^a\e their dear 
ones to the country, and whose zeal Ihi^^ed not while the count rv 
was imperiled. Who is there here of all the L;reat armies w ho 
docs not recall with tenderest memories the hlessin^- of hor w ho 
.sent him forth to do hattle for the rii^^htr Have we not ahundaut 
cause to thaid< "the loyal women of the I'nited States'" that we 
entered the conflict strong- in heart, and persevered to the L^lorious 
end.- But the loval woman's mission did not end with the ;^if( of 
luishand, or son, or hrother to the rej)uhlic. Her care and prayer 
were constant and efHcacious. The whole world stood amazed at 
the prodi^-ies of l)ene\()lence wroui^ht, throuoh woman's hand. li\ 
our unparalelled Sanitary Commission. The hlessings distrihuted 
hy that heni<^n charity are oidy known to us, fellow-soldiers, \\ho 
.saw and shareil in the hospital the hounties which our lo\al 
women, with laljoring" hearts and open hands, so tVeeh turnished. 
To the loval women of our countr\, then, let us i;i\ e the praise 
which every soldier's heart feels to he justh their dwc. Their 
patriotism first sent hushands, sons and hrothers to the national 
armies; their love and devotion followed us in our campaigns and in 
liattle; their caiX' was e\'er \ i^ilanl foi' us when sick and wounded; 
their }:)rayers e\er ascended to hea\ en fcjr our sa let \ and for the 
riii^ht. 

Music hy the Band: — •• Hi)iin\ Sxccct //o?>/c." 

Si-XTKExrn Toast: — -'77/1' Annies of the /\cp/ih/i(\ in liar 
and in Peace. The rehellion called them into existence, its o\ er- 
throw converted their swords into plouj^hshares and their spears 
into pruning- hooks. B\ tpiieth dishandiui; and returning; to the 
avocations of peace the\ ha\e astijiiished the world no less than 
hy their prowess in the held." 

Response hv Major-Cicneral M. I'. I'oucE. 

Comrades: — "Peace hath her victories no less renowned than 
those of war." Those tattered colors thicklv clustered around 



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these walls speak to us with mute eloquence. They are whisper- 
ing from every fold the story of our four years toil. Our pulses 
beat fast as thev call campaigns, battles and sieges back. But the 
proudest achievement they call to mind is the army's quiet muster 
out and return to the pursuits of peace. 

Those colors were borne by no army of mercenary troops, or of 
subjects fighting for their monarch's glory, or their own. They 
were borne by a host of citizens who had homes to leave and 
homes to return to, and took up arms only from the profoundest 
impulse of duty, glad to lay them aside when the occasion was 
over. Those citizens, independent men who looked the world in 
the face and acknowledged no man a superior, self-reliant men 
who pushed through the world with their own wits and 
their own strong arms, men accustomed to have a voice in 
the control of public afiairs, seemed at first unruly material for 
such a pliant engine as an army. Yet in a few months swarms 
of such citizens were transformed into a vast, smoothly-working 
machine; or rather, into one great, living being, animated by one 
brain, responsive in every part to the will of the commander as 
the very niuscles of his body. 

Yet the very trait which makes the American an independent 
citizen, made him an obedient soldier. He yields respect to law, 
not as a power to enforce obedience, but as an authority to which 
reverence is due. So when he learned that military discipline is 
a part of the law, that military command is a function given by 
law, and military obedience is a dut\- prescribed by law, that 
moment he became a soldier, vielding implicit and prompt com- 
pliance to orders, not ^vith the mechanical obedience of routine, 
but with an intelligent instinct which often anticipated orders. 

So citizens learned the arts of war, without forgetting the ways 
of peace, and when the time for disbanding came, it was easy to 
lay aside the musket and again take up the plow. When that 
time came, some even in the field doubted the results of sudden 
emancipation from discipline. Man\- at home who had only heard 
of the desolations of war were apprehensive. When the fields 
of war disgorged a million of men, and the roads leading to the 
North shook with the tread of discharged soldiers, some at home 
seemed to see a cloud in the horizon sweeping up to scatter dis- 
order through the land. The cloud came. It overspread the 
States, but only to dissolve into gentle rain, permeating, enriching 



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the laiul. A million soldiers disappeared. In tluir ])laee ajjpeared 
a million l)iis\- citizens, plvini^ on ever\ t';inii. in en crv worUsJiop 
and office, as if tlic\ had ne\"er known war. TIkisc men. kcepinj.^ 
the promise made at the muster out — "we will now <^o home and 
in our own lives <^ive an example of that olx'dience to law which 
we have enforced in others," — j^rescnt a rarer spectacle than an\ 
shock of arms. Each one thus faithfulh" doinj; the dut\' that lies 
before him, no matter how himihle the workshoj) of his dailv toil, 
no matter how secluded the hamlet in w liich he dwells, is. in his 
own sphere, as trulv noble as Washington at \'alle\ Forije. <>r 
Grant at Appomattox. 

(jeneral Force was listened to with marked attention, and as 
he pr»)grcssed, frequcntlv received cheers, and as he closed, loud 
applause was accorded him. 

Seventeenth Toast: — '^Tiic Loyal and Patriotic Prcss^ 

Response by Major-General C.vkl Sliiihz. 

Soi.DlEKS: — 1 think I -hall best favor this assembly if I refrain 
from am- speech, although I can not. like our Commander-in-Chiet. 
the President-elect, plead that I am entirely unaccustomed to 
public speakinti^. Yet I can not find fault with you if, on an 
occasion like this, vou do not accustom yourselves very easily to 
quiet listeninir. The toast is "The Loyal and Patriotic Press." I 
think I can improve upon the sentiment. The union of the men of 
the pen and the men of the sword. [Applause.] The men of the 
sword ha\e valianllv and j^U)i-iously carried out and enforced the 
ideas and the principles for long years advocated by the loyal and 
patriotic men of the pen, and that is their hiuhest .u;lory. The 
men of the pen w ill never become tired of soundiui,' the praise ot 
the men of the sword. [Applause.] And now they continue 
their victories bv battlinii: the formidable artillery of printed letters 
a^jainst the hostilitv of ii^^norance. disloyalty, and prejudice, which 
the men of the sword have still left standini,^ [ .Vj^plause. ) Tiie 
union, then, of the men of the pen and the men of the sword, ol 
the men of action, of thouijht. of intellijxence and of power. As 
lon^^ as that union lasts, this republic of the I'nited States will be 
sate. |(Ji-eat ai:)]5lause. J 



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Eighteenth Toast: — ''0/ir Invited G/icsfsy 

> 

Response bv General Edward vSalomon. 

Mr. President and Gentlemen of this Army Reunion: — 
With diffidence I rise before this asscmlihige of hiurcl-crowned 
soldiers. I see before nie the great and world-renowned com- 
mander of those armies, whose bra^■e and distinguished officers 
are united on this festi\'e occasion. Gracefully he wears upon his 
brows, his high, well-earned honors. Here, too, is the old brave 
commander of the Army of the Cumberland, all covered with 
glorv and renown, whose equestrian figure will grace the National 
Lincoln Monument at Washington, if the voice of his old com- 
mand and that of the nation is heeded, but whose tame will 
outlive all monuments of stone or metal. Then I behold that 
distinguished and energetic commander of the Army of the Ohio, 
who now so ably wields the power of the W^ar Office, and hosts 
of others of great distinction, whose names are well known to 
fame, are here assembled. On all sides, indeed, I find mvself 
surrounded bv men upon whose daring, valor, and fortitude, a 
few short years ago, depended the fate of this great American 
Repid^lic, and who, with their comrades-in-arms, on land and 
water, saved it from destruction. It is an impressive scene, and 
one which crowds the memories of our great national struggle so 
thick and fast upon me that language fails mc aptly to express 
mv feelings. And then tV)rem()st among xour invited guests, (for 
such I take him to be, although most enthusiasticallv one of your 
number,) there is that man who, above all others, is the idol of the 
American people, on whom rested the supreme command of all 
the Union armies during the last vears of that fearful \wa\\ so 
happilv brought to a successful close bv his indomitable energy 
and great generalship, and who, chosen soon to assume the highest 
position in the gift oi this free people, stand before them as their 
second Washington. You have assembled here, Mr. President 
and gentlemen, to renew the memories of the past, the recollection 
of your deeds, and of the scenes through which vou passed when 
liattling for the preservation of the Union; and we, \'our invited 
guests, have gladly come here io enjo\' with \ ou the pleasures 
of this reunion, and to do honor and homage to vou and those 
bright deeds of valor indelibly written b\- \ou upcMi the pages of 
American liistorN'. In one sense the ""uests which vou have 



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invited rcj^rcsciit the people »)f this nation outside ot \ our oi<r;Mii- 
/ation. With pride and interest that people look upon this reunion, 
and follow \our pioeeediiiLis here. 

•'I-^itiier :i'/7// the shield oi' nf^mt the sliirld letuni." ua^ (lu- last 
woi'd ol" the J->partan niotiiei' to her smi w hiii lu' \\ enl lorth to do 
hattle ior his eor.ntr\. ^'ou. ^entlenuii ot' the ainn. letuiiU'd 
"'ic'tl h !i,v shii'lJ " returned xietors. and \oui' mother countr\ is 
proud ot'\t)U.and i;lad to see \ ou lejoiee in \oui- deeds' luhchalt" 
ofNour in\ ited ^niests, and ofall the lo\ al people ot'this ];md. na\ 
in the name ol all lovers ot lihertx e\ ei"\ w heie. I would tain like 
to take eaeh one ot" \()u h\' the hand, and in one waini ])ressure 
lenew w hat m\ tongue tails to express, the gratitude i)f this free 
l)eople tor all \()u did and suilered for vour country's cause. That 
integral and suhstantive ])art of the I'nion forces known as 
"Shernians ^\rm\." has cpute a historx of its own. a glorious 
record of hra\e deeds and al)le generalshi]:). which will he handed 
down from generation to generation. ""Sherman's March to the 
Sea"" will he a phrase whose significance \\ ill he know n to e\ery 
American school-hov, and at the Christmas tahle tlie \ er\ children 
will know what a spleiulid Christmas git't was made h\ (ieneral 
Sherman to President Lincoln in iS6_|^. That march and that 
Christmas git't were ""the heginning of the end"" of the war! Hut. 
Mr. President, it is not foi" me. here, further to dilate upon the 
glories of Sherman"s arm\. They are hetter known to you than 
me. and ha\ e hcen spoken of hy elo(|uent lii)s. In the worlds 
histor\" there ha\ e heen man\ w ais. Imt none mor^' s;icrt'd. none 
wli(jse pur]iose was jMiiei" and ludier than this great war tor the 
preser\ation ^I'i the I'nion. and well ma\ \ on. gentlemen ot the 
arm\. he ])roud of \our memories of that wai". and conniiemorate 
them on occasions like this. \'ou ha\e also assend)led here, 
howexer. to renew the fiiendshij)s t'ormed in those ti"ying strug- 
gles and scenes, w hen side hv side you suHered. and lought and 
hied to u))hold our country's flag. Thomas Moore somewhere 
most t rnl\ sa\ s that 

" The love born of sorrow. 
Like sorrow is true." 

So it is with \our friendshi])s of war. They were horn in the 
nation"s greatest agon\- and tiiaU. amid the carnage ot l>altle 
and the soi"rows and depri\ations of the lield. ami they ha\e heen 
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vouth and manhood. Such friendships must hve; they can not die 
Init with their possessors. Permit me, Mr. President, and gentle- 
men of the army, in conclusion of these few remarks, to express 
to you this sentiment: 

" Ma\' friendships die, 

And hatred live, 

Never in your hearts." 

NiNETEEXTH ToAST: — '' llic So/lt/i — Lct /IS be jFr/Cf/ds^ 

Response by General Durbin Ward. 

Mr. President and Feli.ow-Soediers: — We are here in 
peace, recalling to mind the friendships and the glories of an era 
of war. Around me are the heroes of a hundred fields. In the 
biyouac, the march and the battle, we liyed, struggled and tri- 
umphed tt)gether. Many of our comrades, in the long and weary 
"tramp, tramp, tramp," perished by the wayside; many pined to 
death in the prison or hospital, and many went down gloriously 
on the gory field, vyhile the din of battle chanted their rec[uiem 
in the ''diapason of the cannonade." But we, some bullet-riddled, 
scarred, maimed, some deyeloped and strengthened in eyery fiber 
of physical and moral manhood, have emerged from the deadly 
clouds t)f war into the glad sunshine of peace, and meet to-day 
as brothers, to feed anew on the alters of our hearts the holy fires 
of an undying patriotism. 

And now, my comrades, when grim-yisaged war hath smoothed 
his wrinkled front, and even the re-echoes of the conflict are fading 
from our ears, let us not forget the significance of the struggle, 
or the grandeur of the achievement. Remember not merely the 
feats of valor or the strokes of military genius; these are in no 
danger of passing out of mind, they are already emblazoned 
forever upon the illumined page of history. But grand as they 
were, the great cause for which we fought was grander still. 
The splendor of our victories is surpassed by nothing before in 
the history of the \\()rld, but their gh)ry is enhanced by the noble- 
ness of the causL- in which they were gained. They were fought 
for a nation's life — they achieved a nation's future peace and 
grandeur. It is this peace, and this glorious destiny, which 
patriotism enjoins us to constantly remember and transmit with 
grateful hearts to the keeping of our children. 

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imd prejudice over reason, that '^vtat and rcvoliitionarN clianj^es in 
political or<;anization arc larely made except tlironj^h MoodsJK-ii. 
The internal convuUions of Koine, the oveithrow ot' I'eudalisin. 
;ind the consolidation ot" monarchy in l-lnrope. the reforniation. 
the era of Cromwell and the French Revolution, are notahle 
examples in other countries. Xor are we an exception. ()ur 
National Independence was baptised in blood, and our Federal 
Union consolidated in the fiery furnace of war. Political theorists 
had doubted or denied the perpetual oblii^at ion of our national 
compact, and asserted the freedom of tlie States to withdraw at 
pleasure: and sad as was the ordeal, our institutions, like those of 
other nations, had to be tried b\ the diead arbitrament of force. 
and their perpetiud covenant sealed in blootl. The political <^ro\\ th 
of our nationalitv was stunted and cri])pled bv heres\ of secession, 
and our national escutcheon was stained l)v the sin of sla\ er\ ; 
from the heres\ and the stain alike the triumi)h of our arms has 
forever relieved our national future. 

But these are not the onlv L^reat achievonents of the war. The 
political thinkei" and the humane enthusiast ma\ ha\e made one 
or the other of these the load-star of his action. Hut hij^her and 
deeper, and holier than all else in the popular heart was that 
mvsterious. half-reli,<^ious sentiment of patriotism, worth more to 
a nation than all the dogmatic catechisms of the ])olitician. Our 
countrv. our fla^-, fired the heart and nerved the arm of the Ameri- 
can soldier, as his faith and its s\ mbol, the cross, inspired the heroic 
crusader. The chief ^ood of the war. tlien, was the lofty, the 
sublime patriotism it cultivated. The Constitution of the National 
Government, the rii;hts of the States, and the balance of power 
between them, are the adamantine walls of our political structure. 
But the people make and unmake; they arc the (iovernnient itself, 
and on their wisdom, and between wisdom and pati-iotism alone 
the whole superstructure finally rests. The war has intcn-^itied 
cvervwhere — North and South— tlds all-pei\ adinu' spirit of 
patriotism. Should the miijjhtiesl nation on earth menace llie 
rij^hls or seek the overthrow of our (iovernnient. wouUl not 
millions of soldiers — cnpialK from the North and Soutii — rush 
cagerlx to the front in the national defense.' 

The South! "Let us be tViends!" We have conquered the 
South, but we ha\ e not vanquished them to sorvitiule. ^Ve have 
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Who, that took part in the strife, does not know that even in the 
darkest hours a love for the old flag' ling-ered in the breasts of the 
rebels themselves. When most defiant, did they not model their 
National and their .State Governments mainly on ours? In their 
maddest moments thev remembered with love the old forms of 
institution, and copied their very flag from our own. Like lovers 
parted l)v a sudden quarrel, the old aftection between the sections 
were secreth cherished by each, and was stronger than either 
knew. In returning again to the open arms of the Union the 
defeatetl South had nothing to conquer but its wounded pride, 
and our magnanimit\' ought to make that no ditHcult task. We 
have gloriouslv proved we know how to make war; let us now 
magnanimouslv show we know how to make peace. The victorv 
of arms is ours. All that stood in the way of peace and union is 
buried in the grave of the past. Let its only epitaph be, "To err 
is human; to forgive divine." The victors can afford to be 
generous, and the truh' brave are alwavs magnanimous to the 
disarmed. The merciful terms of Grant and vSherman to their 
conquered foes do them as much honor as their grandest victories. 
Naw the\' are their grandest victories. 

Fellow-Soldiers: — In the heat of conflict we mav have felt 
the animosities of a civil war, l^ut we ever staunched the wounds 
or cooled tlie dying lips of even an enem\'. And now in the 
hour of victory and peace we are called to bind up the wounds 
of a conquered section, and teach them to cultivate, bv cultivating 
ourselves, the reciprocal esteem antl confldence cherished b\- our 
common ancestors. 

.Vs the ocean \\hich has been tossed bv storms for a season 
lashes the shore, but then returns to its accustomed tides, so the pas- 
sions of sectional strife do not at once sul:)side with the storm, but 
will, ere long, be lulled to sleep in the great ocean of national 
peace, whose only sectional wa^•es shall be the emulation of 
lirothers in tlie service of a common countrw 

Sprung tVom the same noble ancestrv. nurtured to love the 
same free institutions, speaking tlie same language, inspired In' 
the same religious fiith, and heirs to tlie same glorious national 
heritage, who can doubt that a few years will make us alL of 
e\ery section, j^roud alike of our free institutions and national 
glory, and ecpially flred by the loftiest national patriotism. The 
impetuous Southerner, goaded bv imaginar\ wrongs, which a 



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false theory had taught liiiu were real ones, stiiick \\>y \\ hat liis 
mistaken zeal clothed \\ itii the (li<^nit\ of ••rights," and <;allaiiti\ 
he fought for them \\ hile lesistanee w as ])ossihle. And the --ame 
iirdor will ner\ e his arm in the national ^er\ iee. now that the 
elements ot" sectional stiiie are hurii'd lore\ er in the L;ra\e ot the 
"/o.v/ ca//sc." 

Men (jf the vSouth, it' we are hoth tine to ouiseh e^. how <^lorj- 
ouslv looms lip the national t"ntniel The L;'ra\ es ot'\ onr re\ olutioiiarx 
sires are sacred soil no less in onr atlectioiis than in \onis. The 
services ot' \onr ^reat men, in times ])ast. in peace and in war. 
areas dearK cheiished h\ 11s as 1)\ xon. 'S'oiir aiRX'-lois and tuirs 
went hand in hand to the conncil-hoards, and stood shoiddi'r to 
shoulder on the hattle-lields ot' the Rexohitioii. ^'l)U and we 
were once friends in peace and in war. Yonr \alor and onis 
were the common ])rice of our vast dominion and ol .mr common 
<>-l()rv. Once more "let ns he friends!"" 'i'he L;reat t'utuie is onis 
and \-onrs, and with it the hoi)es ami destinies of a common 
country. If we would make that future peaceful and ^rand, let 
us, as soon as possihle. hnrx the animosities of the late war. and 
vie with each other in de\ elopinii: to the utmost the s\)\\\\ ot 
brotherly love and national patriotism. 

We have the noblest institutions, the richest sources of national 
wealth of any peo])le, and we need but peace, t'raternal contidence. 
and wi<se counsels to be the rulinji; power in the t'amilv of nations, 
and at the same time the home of the freest and happiest people 
the world ever saw. 

Counseled Iw the lessons of our di\ ine mastc-r. let us bury the 
strifes of the "dead past:"" iiei\ ed to tht- anhmus duties of the 
'•li\inj^ present," and inspired by the stirring; hopes ot a mannili- 
ceiit future, let us strike hands with all <>f e\ ery section who now 
'•keep step to the music of the Inidii." and in the spirit of a catholic 
]:)atriotisin, send <;reetinii; to the w hole country. nni\ei-al amiu-lx 
and ]K-rpetual friendshij). 



(jeneral Ward was listened to with deep interest, and hl^ 
speech was well recei\ed. man\- times interrnpled with applan^c 

Next and last in regular order of the proiijramme the (dee L'luh 
sant^- -Sha// Old Anj/iaii/tai/cc he Fon^ot." Ai^ain all who could. 

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to comrade soldiers, and there is no doiilit hearts beat to hearts 
same as the men had marchetl shouUler to shoulder. 

Shighig seemed now to be the desire of all, and after repeated 
solicitations the Glee Club sang- "-Old Shady^ and '■^Shenuan s 
Marcli to tlic Sca^ 

Three cheers were then proposed and given General Sherman, 
and loud calls made for a speech from him, and in reply he said: 

^VIv Friends: — We are now done. We have gone through the 
whole list prescribed, and so far as I am concerned now, this 
meeting stands adjourned. We ha\e had a good time of it, some- 
what noist^', but free of heart, and I now part with you, thanking 
vou for all the forbearance you have shown. [Cheers.] 

Major-General Wilson desired to organize again {ox a moment 
bv calling General Logan to the chair, for the purpose of present- 
ing a volunteer toast. General Logan read the sentiment: " 7/'/r 
Chicago Board of 7"radi\ uncqualcd hi patriotic services during- 
the ivar, by its splendid liberality again s/ioics its appreciation of 
the soldiery of the West, receives from them heartfelt thanks^ 

Mr. J. V. vScammon replied to this toast in a short and pointed 
speech, at the termination of which. General Logan pronounced 
the banquet adjourned by its own consent. 



DECORATIONS. 

The Local and Executive Committees ga\e as much attention 
to the matter of decorations for the hall used at this reunion as 
thcN' have to other matters, \vhich fact in itself is sufHcient to 
guarantee evervthing in order. 

Our Local Committee secured the public parlors at the Tremont 
House anil there established headc[uarters of the Society; they 
also handsomely festoonetl tiiese rooms with the National colors 
and placed on their walls portraits and pictures of the prominent 
ofHcers ot the Army of the Tennessee, conspicuous among them 
being Generals Grant, Sherman, McPherst)n, Howard, Logan, 
l^lair. Corse, Webster, Ransom, Hazen, Woods, John E. Smith 
and Wallace. These were corps surrounded with evergreen 
wreaths, and interspersed were paintings of the badges. 



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The other Socic't\ hcadijiiartcrs were also appropriateh and 
neath deeorati-d 1)\ tht'ir respective Local Commitlie^. 

The auditoiium ot the ()peradiouse was thoroiin'hK and a|)pro- 
pi'iateK decorated lor the occasion of the reunion nieelin<;. and 
was the work ot" a special committee aj^pointed 1)\ the I%\ecuti\t' 
Committee. The colnmns ot" the balconies were encircled li\ 
flails and evergreens and the stage boxes testooned w ith national 
colors. The fronts of the galleries were adorned w ith medallions 
encircled in laurel w reaths and hearing the names of our dead 
heroes, memorable battles, aiul the corps badges. Here were the 
familiar names. C. F. Smith, Lytic, O. M. Mitchell, McPherson, 
l-Jansom. W. II. L. Wallace. McCook. (jarasche. L\()h', Crocker, 
Terrell, Lytic and Fairchild — l^ehnont. Mill S])iing. Shiloh. Howl- 
ing^ (Jreen. Tullahoma, Chickamauga. l\rr\ \ ille. luka. Coiinth, 
Peach Orchard, Peach Tree Creek, Dallas, New no)X', Atlanta, 
Jonesboro, .Vllatoona, \'icksburg", Arkansas Post, Doni-lson, h'orl 
IIcnr\, Stone Ri\er, Benton Cross Roads, Aver\ sboio and main 
moie of the roll of honor, long to remain in our nation's histnrN. 
The badges of the |th, \},\.h, i fth, 15th, \(A\\. 17th, .'oth and 2,^rd 
Corps, indicating b\ what troo)5s these names were made illus- 
trious. Hanging directK oxer the stage and in front of the living 
hei-oes that gave life to this reunion, w eie displayed with beaulitul 
taste these badges in gas jet illumination. A\ the rear ot the 
stage, represented upon can\ as w as a \ er\ good camp scene. 

'J^he decorations of the Haiupiet Hall. Chamber of Commerce, 
weiee\en more elaborate than those of the ( )jK'radiouse. This 
hall, erected at great expense, of beautiful design and embellished 
with fiescoing that is so line as to make it in itself almost perfect, 
was on this occasion still t"urtliei- the exhibition ot" taste and artistic 
skill. It is indeed a task to describe it. It would. |K-rhaps, be 
better to simpl\- sav it needs to be seen to be fully ap])reciated. 
At the north end ot" the hall erected from tlu- President's stand 
and upon canvas some twenty feet in highth was rei)resented in 
colors w ith fine eflect, the ideal soldier, musket in hand, mounting 
a "work"" at the moment of success. The Piesident"s stand was 
fidl\ and handsomely arranged with evergreen wieaths, llowers. 
national aiul regimental colors and re])resciitati\ e gas jets. At 
the opposite end of the hall are other wreaths and two paintings. 
one representing Shermau"s March to the Sea, and the other 
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a display that tells more directly of the cause that brought us here. 
On the windows are medallions on which are inscribed the names 
of our dead comrades, a tithe only of the long and honored list of 
terrible battles, both the inevitable result of dreaded war. The 
flags used for the sides of the hall were some of those that were 
carried by the regiments that composed the armies represented 
here in reunion. They were some hundreds in number, and their 
soiled appearance, torn, fidl of l)ullet-holes and blood-stained, bore 
evidence of the experience of these armies in their eventful 
career. Such a complete evidence of honorable contest is seldom 
seen. The "Bummer," a character of military life peculiar to our 
Western armies, and scarcely knoAvn in others, here gets his full 
share of notice in a more than a life-like painting of himself, 
including his mule, and engaged in his favorite profession, which 
was placed on one of the walls. There were nine tables spread 
for the guests, all appropriately decorated, and characteristic of 
the occasion. In the midtlle of the center table was a pyramid 
some fifteen feet high, made of candy, on it in bright letters were 
the names of armies, their commanders and battles, and sur- 
mounted by a national flag, also many ornaments of muskets, flags, 
cannons, flowers, etc. There were also other fine works on this 
table. On the other tables were many representations equally 
line that attracted much attention; one in particular, a bastioned 
fort, case-mated with "hard tack." Gas jet representations were 
also distributed around the hall in profusion, and were of beautiful 
design. 

The committee must also have had in view the eflects of rirst im- 
pressions, for besides the tlecoration of the rotunda with flags and 
the front of the building by gas jets, they gave them a fine displa\- of 
tire works, as they approached, foreshadowing only of what they 
should see within the hall. 

It is needless to say that this lavish decoration, so fairly shown b\' 
tlie display of light, produced a banquet scene perhaps unequaled, 
certainly unsurpassed, by anything of the kind that has occurred 
in this country. 

COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS. 

At our last annual meeting, in St. Louis, there was appointed a 
Local Committee of Arrangements for this meeting, residents of 
the cit\- of Chicago. Some months later, at their first meetino-. 



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(that of its orj^anizatioii ). tlic vSocifty ot" the Anm of the Ciiiii- 
l>c'rlaiul adjtJiirncd to meet for its Hist annual reunion at ChicaL;<>, 
and also appointed a Local Committee, le^-ident in the same cil\. 
When it was decide<l l>y the eall of Lieutenant-Cieneral Sherman 
that these four i^ieat Armies of tlie West should ha\ea joint 
reunion, the Aini\ of ( leorL^ia and tlie Arm\ of the ()hio. li\ their 
eonnnanders, also selected Local Committees ot A rranji^ements. 
As the time approached for the reunion, the memhers of these 
committees, consulting- together, resohed that in order that tin- 
\\(nk hef()re them should he done in a s\ stematic manner, the\ 
>ho\dd act in one hoch. for the whole, as an I'2\ecuti\e Committee, 
(ieneial I'rank T. Sherman, Society of the Army of the Cumher- 
land, was elected Chairman, and (leneral William H. Strong;'. 
Societ\ of the Arm\- of the Tennessee. Secretary of this l^xecu- 
ti\e Committee — Committee composed as follows: 

Major-CTcneral John McArthur. ^hlior-(Jcneral ). .M. Corse, 
Hri^jadicr-General Joseph Stockton. l>rii,^adier-( ieneral W . V.. 
Stron<^, Colonel |t)hn Nhison Loomis. Major I). II. (Jile. tor the 
Society of the Arm\' of the Tennessee. 

Brioadier-(ieneral F. T. Sherman. Hri^atlier-C ieneral A. C. Mc- 
Cluri4-, Major A. IL I>o\(Ien. for the Society of the Army of the 
Cund)erland. 

Brigadier-General R. W. Smith. Colonel W. Scott Stewart. 
Colonel W. W. Wheeler, for the Army of the Ohio. 

Brigadier-! ;eneral A.C. McClurg, I^rigadier-Cieneral IC. S.Salo- 
mon. Brigadier-(ieneial ]. I). Morgan, Brigadier-( Jeneial William 
Cogs\\ell. Brigadier-Cieneral B. IL Barnum and Colonel W. II. 
Buck, for the AiMn\ of (leoigia. 

This committee met from time to time, and under the guidance 
of its w (.rthv Chairman. ( ieneral Sherman, transacted the husiness 
that came before it in such a j^iompt manner that the day ol 
leunion found all in as complete order as could he w ishe(l. and 
challenged comparison. 

This l-:\ecuti\e Committee intended the resident otlicers ot 
Chicago to aid them, and they cordially responded. I'rom their 
numbers were selected the folhnving sub-committees, and charged 
with specific duties: 

Fii/ai/rc Cr^ww/VAr:— Colonel John M;ison Loomis, Chairman: 
(ieneral John M. Corse, (leneral Theodore V. Brow ne. ( General 
.M. R. m" Wallace, (ieneral Edward S. Salomon, Major (i. S. \\x\h- 



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l)ard, Colonel L. H. Whittlesey, Colonel C. W. Davis, General James 
R. Hugunin, Major George Mason, General W. Scott Stewart, 
Colonel Samuel B. Raymond, Captain D. C. Bradley, Colonel 
Lyman Bridges, Captain R. Derrickson. 

Committee oil Banquet: — General William E. vStrong, Chairman; 
General John McArthur, Colonel W. W. Wheeler, Colonel tlunt- 
ington Jackson, Major S. B. Eaton, General C. T. Hotchkiss, 
General J. H. Ledlie, Colonel R. A. McFeeley, Colonel Henry 
Howland, Major A. H. Boyden, Captain J. P. Rumsey, General 
R. W. Smith, Colonel C. H. Dyer, General H. N. Eldridge, 
Captain W. H. Gale, Captain John W. Gregg, General John B. 
Turchin. 

Conunittee on Railroads and Transpoi'tation : — ^General I. X. 
Stiles, Chairman; General Josepli Stockton, Major G. A. vSchultz, 
General J. R. Hugunin, Colonel Levi P. Wright, Colonel W. 
Stubbs, Captain Harry Pease, Captain A. C. McMurtry, Captain 
Chris. Miller. Captain O. H. Morgan, Lieutenant Fred. Fake, 
Lieutenant C. F. Schuman, Lieutenant John W. Ramsev. 

Committee on Invitation : — General Frank T. Sherman, Chair- 
man; General A. C. Ducat, General John McArthur, (xeneral John 
M. Corse, General Walter B. Scates, General Julius White, 
General A. C. McClurg, General William E. Strong. 

Committee on Reception : — General J. D. Webster, Chairman; 
General John IVIc Arthur, ?^Lijor E.Powell, General George W. 
Smith, General C. T. Hotchkiss, Major Lu. H. Drurv, General R. 
AV. Smith, Colonel W. W. Wheeler, (General W. Scott Stewart, 
(General A. C. McClurg, General Edward S. Salomon, Lieutenant 
Caleb Blood, Colonel John ]VLison Loomis. 

Committee on Decorations : — ]\Lijor W. L. B.Jenny, Chairman; 
Colonel Lvmon Bridges, Ciencral Ezra Tavlor, General A. C. 
Ducat. Colonel (L L Waterman, Colonel Nelson K. Towner, 
(Tcneral A. E. Erskine, iVLijor James R. Havden, General Theodore 
F. Brown, Colonel Alex. Silversparre, IVLijor J. A. Fitch, Colonel 
John ^L W(^odworth, Captain George F. Robinson, INIajor E. \". 
C. Klokke, Lieutenant George IL Heatlord. 

Committee on Printing- and Badges: — ALijorJohn iVL Farquar, 
Chairman; Major W. E. W^aite, Major J. J. vSpaukling, Colonel L. 
H. Brown, IVLijor Samuel E. Barrett, Colonel Owen Stewart, 



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Captain S. S. Heart. Major W. I.. 15. Jcmn. Ca))tain I.. II. 
Whittlesey. 

CoDiDiitti'C oil Music: — Captain L. 15. Church. Cii;ii iiiian : M;ij(.r 
A. II. Hdvck'ii. Captain I Iem\ nennrtt. Major C.S. Moore. Major 
!•:. (). F. Roeller. 

Coniinittec on Ilalh: — (Jeneral A. C. McClurn^, Chairman : Major 
A. II. Boydcn. (reneral Josejjh Stockton. (Jencral \V. IC. Strong. 
Colonel W. W. Wheeler. Colonel W. Scott Stewart. 

To Colonel John Mason Loomis is due ^reat credit tor the success 
of the Finance Committee, hy .^ix in^- direction to the liheralitv ol' 
the Chicago people, thus securing- the means that detVa\ed the 
expenses of the reunion. Soniethin<^ more than se\ en thou--an(l. 
(.$7,000.) dollars was thus devoted to the ]3leasure of the men on 
this occasion, (ieneral W. \\. Stroni,^. Chaiiinan of the I'aiupiet 
Committee and his associates pert'ormed theii- duties of contracting- 
for, and arrang^inj^ the hancpiet entireh s;ilistactor\ . 'i'o s;i\ the 
least it was cok)ssal and it was a matter of general siirj)rise that it 
could he handled at all. (ieneral Stiles and his assistants did their 
duty faithfully and well, as all can attest. The Connnittee of 
In\ itation, (Jeneral Frank Sherman. Chairman, had a moie delicate 
duty — it was theirs to show justice to all and fa\ t>r to none, and 
the list of distinj^uished persons, who responded to their solicita- 
tion, is tull e\ idence of the faitht'ul manner in which the\ tilled 
their task. The heautiful appearance of the Ileadcpiarters. ol" 
the ( )peia- House and the l>anipiet Hall, and the universal and 
unmeasured praise there was ^ixen the decorations i-- tpiite suf- 
ticient to illustrate the work of Major femn and his associates. 
No more complete success has hetn ohtained at an\ of the 
leunions (jf armies, than has heeii here, (ieneral W'ehsler of the 
L ommittee of Rece])tion and the othei memheis thereof, were 
])romi)tly present and thoiou^hK attentive, so that am mendier 
of our societies received all the ct)nsideration the\' could desire. 

Into no hetter hands could the arrant^ement for music ha\t' 
heen placed than that ol" Ca|)tain L. 15. Chuich. .\ I'ctter pio- 
<i"ramme than he i^a\e. could not he wished <n' provided — full', 
carried out. it elicited Lj^reat ])raise. as the read\ and enthusiastic 
apjilanse to his (Jlee Cluh will attest. The want>- of the societies 
were well cared t"or in the selection of the diHerent looms and 
halls required 1)\ the committee haviuL; it in charije. (ieneral A. 



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C. McClurg, Chairman. Everything- was convenient and emi- 
nentlv appropriate for our use and it is superfluous to say any 
thing nioix' than that no lietter selections could have been made. 
The charge of liadges, cards of invitation, progranimes, etc., etc., 
was given Major Farquar, who with his assistants performed 
their duties well. 

While these various committees have been diligent and efficient 
in carr\ ing out the manv details the arranging for such a reunion 
necessitates, and to whom we owe much of our en)o\'ment on the 
occasion, the b]\ecuti\ e Committee has been untiring in its lab(jrs, 
and ]ia\e left nothing undone that would tend to complete our 
pleasure. From reading the reports of the societies, onl\- but an 
imperfect knoNvledge can be olitained of the work that this com- 
mittee performed. Too much praise to it can not be accorded Iw 
the members of the >S(jcietv. We owe a debt of obligation that 
will take vears of courtesv to compensate. To (ieneral F. T. 
vSherman, Chairman, ami (ieneral W. E. Strong, Secretar\- of 
this Committee, is especial acknowledgements due. Their duties 
were indeed laborious, and conceded to be excellentlv well per- 
formed. 

L. M. Dayton, 
Recording Secretary. 



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SOCIETY OFTIIK A R M ^• Ol' TI I K 'I'l^N N KSSKK. 



Ariiistroni^, \V. F.. Captain. 1 lillshorouLjh. 111. 

Allen, Jr.. David. C:\ptaiii. St. Louis. 

Andre, M., Captain. 

Abbott. George, Major. 

Audenried. J. C. Lieutenant-Colonel, (ion. SlK-rnian'-. Statl'. 

Alexander, L. F., Captain. 

Andrews. C- C. General. St. Cloud, Minn. 

Andel. C. Captain. 

Adams, A.. Surgeon. 

Allen. F. S., Lieutenant. 

Adams, C. II., I.,ieutenant-Colonel. 

Arndt, A. F. R., Major, Detroit. Mich. 

Arnold. J. A.. Major, Joliet, 111. 

Allen, G. M.. Captain. 

Averill. John T., (ieneral. 

Andrews, W. D. E., Captain. Roekf^ord. Ill 

Alexander. J. L, Colonel. 

Honner. Frank. Lieutenant. 

Buckland. R. P.. General, Frennont. O. 

Belknaji, W. \\'.. fJeneral. Keokuk. Iowa. 

Blertz. John. St. Loui-. 

Hanks, j. C. Lieutenant. .\nt\\crp. (). 

Baldwin. W. II., (ieneral. Cincinnati. ( ). 

Honner. S. P.. Surj^eon. Cineinnati, (). 

Hain. William. 

Huekhannan. R., Colonel. St. Louis. 

Hruee. John. Colonel. 

Brituk. W, I-.. Major, St. Louis. Mo. 

IJrookman.J. 15.. Lieutenant. St. Loui^. Mp>. 

Hailv, (i. \V.. Captain. St. Loui-. Mo. 

Brewster. W. B.. Cajitain. St. Louis. Mu. 

Barrett. S. F.. Major. Chiea,<,n>. 111. 

Blair. F. P.. (ieneral, St. Louis. Mo. 

Baggs. James, Surgeon. Ontario. O. 

IHailev, W. N., Surgeon. Plymouth. Ind. 

Hixbv, A., Captain. Iowa City, Iowa. 



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B.-irnes. J. W.. Major. Warsaw. 111. 

Bli/.zarci, A. C. Lieutt-nant. Milton. Iowa. 

Bohn. A. v.. Major, Davton, O. 

Blackburn. E. C. Captain. 

Ben.son. II. II., Captain, Muscatine. Iowa. 

Borland. J. f.. Lieutenant. 

Barber, J., Adjutant, Cleveland. O. 

Busev, S. T., General, Urbana, O. 

Black. C. 

Boggis, James II., Captain, Toledo, O. 

Barnum. W. L., Colonel, Chicago. 111. 

Bracket, G. B., Captain, Denmark, Iowa. 

Barto, A., Captain, Geneva, Kane Co., Iowa. 

Butler, E. G., Lieutenant. 

Busse, G. A., Captain. 

Brunet, T. W., General. 

Barre, M. M., General, (^iiincv. 111. 

B;u-net, T. J.. Captain. 

Bigelow. E. II., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Baker. S. R., Lieutenant-Colonel. 

Benton, 't\ M., Lieutenant. 

Bodkin, S. W., Lieutenant-Colonel, Madison, Wis 

Busse. V. C, Captain. 

liird. II. P., Lieutenant. 

Brvan, O. M., Surgeon, Sycamore. III. 

Beath, C. L.. Captain, M'Lean, 111. 

Barlow, W. II., Captain, Ann Arbor, Mich. 

Bloomtield. I. J.. General, Bloomington, III. 

Bell. J. B., Major. 

Bui'ton. Thomas. Lieutenant. 

Bakei". J. B., Captain. 

Blemdon, L.. General. 

Buchanan. R. W., Lieutenant. 

Brush, C. II.. Lieutenant-Colonel, Ottawa. IlL 

Bowen. J. II., Captain. Cincinnati, O. 

Bowman, S. M., Cjeneral. X. \'. Citw 

Bruce. M., Colonel. 

Barlow, A., Captain. 

Boyden, A. II.. Major, Chicago, 111. 

Campbell, S.. Captain. Cincinnati, O. 

Coleman. D. C Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Cadle, C. Jr.. Colonel. Montgomery, Ala. 

Cavender. J. S., Colonel. St. Louis, Mo. 

Creamer. F. M.. Colonel. 

Coates. J. II., Colonel, St. Louis. Mo. 

Campbell, A. II.. Bath. III. 

Colcord, J. P.. Lieutenant, St. Louis, Mov 



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Carle, C. Major. 

Cooverdalc, RoIkmI, Captain. Cirrlc\ilk-, (). 

Castle, (ieorge E., Captain, Cairo, 111. 

Cor.se, J. M., Cieneral, Chicago, 111.* 

Carper. L., .\ssi.stant .\cijiitant-(ieneral. Hurlington, la. 

Curtis.'^. |. S.. Captain, Chicago. 111. 

Cunninghani. C. 11., Ca]>tain. 

Coon. Ji. V... (icneral. 

Colhv, Knoi-li. Lieutenant. 

Cole, F. \\'., Lieutenant, Springfield, 111. 

Cheenev, S. C, Lieutenant, Munroe, Wis. 

Campbell, R. M., Captain. 

Coates, J. IL, Captain. 

Carpenter, \\'. R., Major, New York. 

Codv, \V. F., Surgeon. 

Clark, (jeorge R., Lieutenant-Colonel. 

Cook, John. General, Springfield, 111. 

Callahan, C. N'.. Major. 3rd U. S. .\rtillerv. 

Callender, B. M.. Ca]itain. Chicago. 111. 

Christencen. Ch., Major. 

Clark, \V. A.. Captain. 

Chadwick, C. C Captain, Columbus Centre, (). 

Cochran. M. B., .Surgeon. 

Carr, \V. 1 1., C.TptaiTi. 

Case, Charles. Captain, W'aukcegan, 111. 

Craib, W'm. K., Lieutenant. 

Cooley, C. (i.. Captain, Chicago. 111. 

Clough, David, Lieutenant. 

Cowles, H. R., Lieutenant-Colonel, \\ashington. Iowa. 

Cooper. K. II., .Major, Jolict, 111. 

Crane, I. L.. Chajilain. 

Cutler. John F.. .\djutant. Cle\cland. (). 

Corning, A., Captain, Cairo, 111. 

Carskeidden, I)., Colonel. 

Callender, F. I)., (ieneral. St. Louis, Mo. 

Campbell, J. C Captain. 

Crowell, R. C, Major. 

Colbv, George W., Captain, Selnia, Ala. 

Dawes. E. C, Major, Cincinnati. (). 
Douglas, J. C, Captain, Zanesville, O. 
Dunn, Williani, Captain, Washington. D. C. 
Dunn. Hugh, Captain, Zanesville, O. 
Dodds. (). ].. Lieutenant-Colonel. Cincinnati. O. 
Davton. L. M.. Lieutenant-Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 
l)e Gress. Frank, Captain, City of Mexico, Mex. 
Deimling, F. C, Colonel, Virginia City. Mont. 
Davis, H. M.. Captain, Santa Fe, New Mex. 



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Dwight, H. O., Lieutenant, Northampton, Mass. 

Dickerson, Joseph, Captain, Cadiz, O. 

Doyle, M. A., Lieutenant, St. Louis, Mo. 

Dickey, F. L., Colonel, Springfield, 111. 

DeGress, J. C, Captain, U. S. A. 

Durham, J. B., Captain, Kankakee, 111. 

Derickson, R. P., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Duncan, L. A., Major, Niles. Mich. 

Dean, H. IL, Colonel. 

Dement, H. D., Lieutenant. 

Dunn, Jr., W. H., Captain, Washington. D. C. 

Dyer, D. P., Colonel. 

Dodge, G. M., General, Council Bluffs. la. 

Duncan, E. A., Surgeon, Vickshurg, Miss. 

Eaton, C. G., General, Clyde, O. 

Edwards, W. A., Major, Bunker Hill, 111. 

Evans, R. N., Major. Bloomington, 111. 

Ewing, Charles, General, Washington, D. C. 

E^verest, J. G., Captain, Geneva, 111. 

Elliott, J. II., Colonel, Princeton, 111. 

Erskin, A., Colonel. 

Everts, L. II., Major, 

Everts, J., Lieutenant, Yorkville, 111. 

Egleston, E. L., Lieutenant. 

Ewing, II. A., Lieutenant. 

Essrager, B., Captain. 

Emmerson. G. W., Colonel, Chicago, 111. 

Eddy, N., Colonel, South Bend, Ind. 

Emery, C. F., Captain. 

Eldridge. H. N., General, Chicago, 111. 

Engert, S., Lieutenant. 

Edwards, S. R., Lieutenant. 

Everett, E., Surgeon. 

Fry, J. C, Colonel, Sidney, O. 
F"airchild, Cassius, General, Milwaukee. Wis. 
Ford, George E., Colonel, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Force, M. F.. General, Cincinnati, O. 
Franklin, E. C, Major, St. Louis, Mo. 
Flad, H. C, Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 
Fisher, C. W., Colonel, Ottumwa, la. 
Fox, F. W^, Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 
Forbis. William, Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 
Flint, M. R., Captain, Shipman, 111. 
Fitch, J. A., Major, Chicago, 111. 
Fletcher, T. C, Colonel, Jefferson City, Mo. 
Foote, W. E., Surgeon, Cincinnati, O. 



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?'art'\ . R. H.. L"apt;iiii. Lamoille, 111. 

Fiffe. J. R., l.ioutoiiant. Ma.i,'iiolia. 111. 

Ferrv, W. M.. I^ii'utcnaiit -Colonel, (jraml 1 lax en. Mii-h. 

Krowe, S. S., Captain. 

Fisher. F. P., Lieutenant. 

Fearing. 1?. D.. (Jeneral, Cincinnati. (). 

Fabricjiie. .\ . II., Majoi', St. Louis. Mo. 

Fnller. j. W.. (ienerai, Toledo, (). 

Fox, J. II. C, Captain. 

Ferrier, T. E., Lieutenant. 

Foster, J. F., Colonel. 

Frick, C. A., Captain, Keithshin-g, 111. 

Fisk. C. B., General. St. Louis, Mo. 

Foster, J. S.. Captain. Amelia. O. 

Ford, M.. Captain. 

Foster. J. A. \V.. Captain. 

Foot. G. L., Lieutenant-Colonel, Laeon. 111. 

Funke. Otto. Colonel, I'eoria, 111. 

Felton, Charles. Lieutenant. 

Fallows, Samuel, General. Milwaukee, Wis. 

Frv. T. \V.. Colonel, Lat'avette, Ind. 

Fr\. J. C Colonel. Sidney. O. 

Flanshurg, X.. Lieutenant. 

Foster, Lyonel. Sin-geon. 

Fiirgeson. I).. Lieutenant. 

Gile, D. II., Captain, Louisville, Ky. 

Griffin, C. E., Lieutenant, Hamilton, O. 

Goodwin, George J.. Captain, St. Louis. Mo. 

(iilmore, F. II., Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

(iraves. W. II.. Colonel, Toledo, O. 

(irier, D. 15., General, Peoria, 111. 

(roodbrake, C, Surgeon, Clinton. 111. 

Gladding, C, Lieutenant. 

Grave, P., Lieutenant-Colonel, .\lhion. Mich. 

(Jere. W. B.. Colonel. 

(jodtVey, II. W ., Lieutenant, (.^liney. 111. 

Graves, S. E., Captain, Adrian, Mich. 

(Jarber, M. C, Colonel, Madison, Ind. 

(iuthrie. (. W'.. Assistant Surgeoiv 

(jray, II. L., Lieutenant. 

Gresham, J. (^, General. 

Gooding. F". L., Captain. 

Hill. E. S., Surgeon. Oxford. O. 

Hunt. l". I'.. Colonel, Cincinnati, O. 

Heigh wa\'. A. E.. Surgeon, Cincinnati, O. 

Henry, C. 1)., Captain, 

Hooxer. [. S.. Colonel. Middleton. Ind. 



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llartshorne, D. W., Major, Cincinnati, O. 

Ilenerich, John, S., Lieutenant, Cincinnati, O. 

Harper, T. L., Major, Cincinnati, O. 

Hughes, J. H., Lieutenant, Cincinnati, O. 

Heath, T. T., General, Cincinnati, O. 

Hodges, W. R., Captain. 

Harding, Chester, General, St. Louis, Mo. 

Hawkins, W. J., Major. 

Holtzinger, L. M., Lieutenant. 

Hequemhourg, W. A., Lieutenant-Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Haverly, C. R., Captain. 

Hedley, F. Y., Captain. Bunker Hill. 111. 

Hunt, George, Captain. 

How, J. v., Lieutenant-Colonel. 

Hicks, S. J., Colonel. 

High, Frank. Lieutenant. 

Herbert, J. T., Lieutenant-Colonel, Liverpool, O. 

Heath, W. H., Lieutenant. 

Henrv, W. C, Major, Freestown, O. 

Hammond, J. H., General. 

Hill, W. W., Lieutenant-Colonel, Cincinnati, O. 

Hickenlooper, A., General, Cincinnati, C). 

Hitt, J. W., Lieutenant. Mount Morris. 111. 

Hitt. J. E.. Captain, Oregon, 111. 

Holman, J. H., General. 

Hildt, Geo. II., Lieutenant-Colonel. 

Hedrick, J. M., Colonel, Ottumwa. la. 

Howe. J. II.. Colonel, Kewanee, Henry Co.. 111. 

Hopkins. M., Assistant Surgeon. 

Hall, John P.. Colonel, Morganfield, Lnion Co., Kv. 

Hamilton, C. S., General, Fond du Lac, Wis. 

Hunt. William, Lieutenant, Springfield. (). 

Harts, D. H.. Captain. 

Iliggens. A. D., Lieutenant. 

Hoyt, H. W. B.. Captain. 

High, F., Captain. 

Hill, J. M., Captain. 

Ileaftbrd, J. IL, Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Hatch. R. B., Lieutenant-Colonel. 

Hart. L. W., Captain. 

Hitchcock, P. M., Lieutenant. Cleveland. O. 

Hawthorn, John, Lieutenant. 

Henney, G. P2., Captain. 

Hamilton, J. D., Captain. 

Hawke. A. J., Lieutenant-Colonel, New Alhanv. Ind. 

Hale, G. W., Adjutant. 

Ilurlbut, S. A., General. 



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llosmer, H. P.. Captain. 

I hint, J. 8.. Surjfcon, Chicaijo, III. 

Hoo\cr, 11., Captain, Muscatine, la. 

Ihigiinin, Jas. R., (Jcneral. 

Howe, J. 11.. Colont.!. 

Hotaling, J. R.. Major, RchIicHo. 111. 

Hunting, C. 11.. Lieutenant. 

Haniill, \V. H., Lieutenant, Cedar Kail-, hi. 

Hamilton, j. C, Major, Sidney. (). 

lloge, George B., Colonel. 

Hiu-r_v, W. C, Major. 

llazen, W. 15.. (ieneral, I-'ort Lannar. 

Irwin, ]>. 1'. 1).. Sm-geon. 

Jacobs. W. C. Major, Akron, (). 

Jenny, W. L. H., Major, Chicago. 111. 

Judd, Wm. II. , Captain, Jefferson City, Mo. 

Johnson, \V. A., Captain, (Jrand Lake. Ark. 

Johnson, E. S., Major, Springfield. 111. 

Joel, E. M., Lieutenant-Colonel. St. Louis. Mo. 

Jonas, E., Captain. Ciiiimy, 111. 

Janes, II. \V., Captain. Philadelphia. Pa. 

Jones, Theodore, (ieneral. Coiunibus. (). 

Jacobs, W. C, Surgeon, .\kron, (). 

Johnston, N., Lieutenant. 

Kersc\-, 'I. E., Lieutenant. 

Kellogg, C. C, Colonel, Oberlin, (). 

Klink, J. (;., Colonel, Rochester, N. ^' . 

King, .S. Xoble. Lieutenant, Bloomingtou. 111. 

Keppler, C. W'.. Captain, Newark, (). 

Kueffner. Win. C, (ieneral. HelKxille. 111. 

Ketteler. C. 11.. (."aptain. Waterloo, 111. 

Keer, Daniel, Lieutinant. 

Kinsman. (). I).. Lieutenant-Colonel, Clinton. Iowa. 

Knox. Kilburn. Colonel. Philadeli^hia. Pa. 

Keeler, Wm. !>.. Colonel. 

Kcables. 15. V .. Major, Pella, la. 

Keiigon, W. C, Lieutenant-Colonel. 

Knox, W. .\., SiM-geon. 

Kennaril, (!. W.. Major. 

Knipe. J. F., (ieneral, llarrisburg. Pa. 

Krughoff, Louis, Major, Nashville, ill. 

Kaeb, J. C Surgeon. 

Kemper, A., Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Kinspel, C. P.. Cajitain. 

Kinney, T. J., (ieneral, \'eruiout. 111. 



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Kleckner, G. S., Captain. 
Keeler, M. E., Lieutenant. 
Klein. Otto. 

Kin.slovv, A. S., Lieutenant. 
Kittoe, E., Surgeon, Galena, 111. 

Ladruni, Colonel. 

Leggett, M. D., Major-General. Zanesville, O. 

Laniman, J., Lieutenant, Napoleon, O. 

Lain, S. M.. Captain. 

Lewis, J. v.. Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Landeman, O. C, Captain. 

Looniis, John Mason, Colonel, Chicago, 111. 

Logan, John A., General, Washington, D. C. 

Logan, John, Colonel, Carlinsville. 111. 

Lippincott, C. E., General. Springfield, 111. 

Lowe. S. A., Captain. 

Logan, Thomas, Lieutenant-Colonel, Carthage. 111. 

Leuke. J. B., Lieutenant-Colonel. Davenport, la. 

Lewis. J. C, Captain, Buchanan, 111. 

Lutz. L. L., Captain. 

Leih, II., General, Springfield, 111. 

Lucas, E. W., Lieutenant-Colonel. Iowa City, la. 

Lacey, M. M., Major, Richmond, Ind. 

Lariner. James R., Captain, Bloomington, Ills. 

Ledyard, G. C, Captain. 

Lanstrum, C, Captain, Galesburg, Ills. 

Lovegay, F. E., Adjutant. 

Lawrence, E. C, Lieutenant. 

Loop, C. B., Major. 

Lynch, W. F., Colonel. 

LaMotle, R. S., Major. 

Murphy, I). A., Lieutenant. 

Mason, R. IL, Captain, Chicago, Ills. 

Murphy. P. II.. Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Miles, Joseph, Lieutenant, Louisville, Ky. 

Moss, J. Thomson, Lieutenant, Cincinnati, O. 

Munson, G. D., Lieutenant-Colonel, Zanesville, O. 

Mueller, A. 

Meumann, Theodore, Colonel. 

Miller, P., Major. 

Miller, M., General, Galena, Ills. 

Martin, A., Lieutenant. 

Mitman, William, Captain. 

Moffutt, T, S. Captain. 

Mead, W.G., Lieutenant, Chicago, Ills. 

Mahon, Samuel, Major. 



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Merrill. N. 11.. Captain. 

Mather. T. S.. Colonel. 

Marsh. J. R. 

MadgebiirLj, )■'. II.. Colonel. Milwaukee, Wis. 

Martin. JaiiK'N, (jeneral. 

Morton. Lieutenant. 

Mitchell, S. M., General. 

Merril. W. T.. Cajitain. 

Mason. 1?. W'.. CajHain. Hlooniinii;ton. Ills. 

Matts. (). II.. Assistant Engineer. 

Maguire. G. A.. Captain. 

Moore, J. A., Chaplain. 

Marshal, W. R.. General. 

Markland. A. H.. Colonel. Washington. 1). C. 

Merrill. S., Colonel. 

Manville. C. P., Lieutenant. 

Monroe, J. II.. Captain. Museatijie. Iowa. 

Mayer, D. W., General. 

"Moore, J. T.. Lieutenant-Colonel, Lima. (). 

Moore, John. Colonel. Parker.sburg. W. \'a. 

Slower. J. A.. General. 

May. D wight. 

Martin, ().. Lieutenant. 

IMoore, L. \\'., Captain. 

Mason. George, Major. 

Martin. E.. Lieutenant. 

IMcFeely. R.. Colonel. Detroit. Mich. 

McDowell, ^L. Major. 

McCIernand, J. A.. General. 

McCook. Ed., Cjtfneral. 

!McGrew. J. S., Lieutenant-Colonel. Cincinnati. (^. 

"McDonald. John, Lieutenant-Colonel. 

^IcLean, Captain. 

McGruth. Jolin. Major. 

McArthur. John, General. Clalcago, 111. 

^IcCov.J. C. Lieutenant-ColoneL PeiUville. \\ i>. 

^IcFall. (ieneral. 

McKinney, Captain. Peoria. 111-. 

McClaybeny, R. W.. Major. 

McAuIery, J. T.. Captain, Chicago, IJl. 

Mcintosh. A.. Captain. 

McDerniott. R.. Lieutenant-Colonel. 

McCartney, J. A.. Lieutenant. 

McAuIy. P. 11.. Major, 

McCirath. P., Captain. 

McNeil, H. C, Lieutenant. 

McMillan. Ch;ules, Surgeon. New ^■ork City. 



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McAi-thur. II. C Major, Memphis. Tenn. 
McGinnis. (i. S., (ient-ral. 
McKindly. S. J.. Captain. 
McCaleb, II. A.. Colonel. 

Nichols, F. C, Major, St. Joseph, Wis. 

Noble, J. \V.. General. 

Newshani, T. J., Major, Edwardsville, Ills. 

Neely, J. C Captain. 

NichoLs, E. A., Captain, Newark, O. 

Noleman, R. D., Captain, Centralia, Ills.' 

Newton, D. C, Captain. 

Nesh, J., Captain. 

Nichols, R., Surgeon, Bloomington. Ills. 

Norton, J. B., Major, Earhille, Ills. 

Noble, H. T., Colonel. 

Neil, J. B., Major. 

Nutt, E. E., Captain. 

Noyes, E. F., General, Cincinnati, O. 

Nichols, A. N., Major. 

Nelson, William, Major. 

O'Connell. John, Captain. 

Ogle.sbv, R. J., General, Springfield, Ills. 

Gursley, \V. T., Surgeon. 

Oliver, U. 

G'Kane, J., Lieutenant-Colonel. 

Oliver, J. M., General. 

Pabier, Charles O.. Captain. 
Parker, Eli, General, Washington, D. C. 
Peckham, James, Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 
Phillips, Julius, Captain, Ilillsboro, 111. 
Parrott, J. C General. 
Porter, F. G., Surgeon. 
Putnam, C. N., Captain. 
Padon, William. Major. 
Pitzman, Julius. Captain. 
Phillips, J. J., Lieutenant-Colonel. 
Pope, A. J., Major, Sigourney, la. 
Pike. R. W., Lieutenant, Chicago, III. 
Parker, W. B., Lieutenant. Chicago, Ill- 
Parker, W. B., Lieutenant, Douglas, la. 
Puterbaugh, G. Captain, Peoria, 111. 
Perkins, John L., Major, Burlington, la. 
Pitman, W. G., Captain, Madison, Ky. 
Pressel, D. W., Lieutenant, Keokuk, la. 
PuUen, J. O., Captain, Bloomington, IlL 
Putnam, W. IL, Captam. 



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Peters, M. 11.. Captain. 

Pope. Joliii, (ieiK'i-al. L'iiuimiati, O. 

l'en"\ . I. I.. C":iptaiii. 

Pai^e. K. K., Lieutenant. 

Pluninier, S. K.. Siirii;eon, Roek Islanti, 111. 

Pierre. J. (^.. Colonel. 

Pike, \-.. W.. Lieutenant, Chieano. 111. 

Poke, I). \\'.. I^ieutenant, Warrensburg, Mo. 

Pfbiit/, Ira, Captain, Dayton, (). 

Pearson, R. X., (Jeneral, Springfield. (). 

Peek. W. (i.. Major. Ironton. Mo. 

Polk, William, Captain. 

Pumniill, [ohn. Lieutenant-Colonel, Cineinnati, O. 

Potter, J. W.. Surgeon. 

Paddock, G. L., Lieutenant, Prieeton, 111. 

Pierson, G. I/.. Lieutenant. 

Pride, G. G., Colonel. New York City. 

Perry, A. C Major. 

Peirounet, Captain. 

Powell, E., Major, Chieago. 111. 

Peterson, R. II., Lieutenant-Colonel, Philadelphia. Pa. 

Potts, B. F.. (ieneral. Columbus, O. 

(i^iinb\ , S. J.. Surgeon. Memphis. Tenn. 

Rawlins, J. A., General. W'asiiington. 1). C. 

Romer. Francis, Colonel. St. Louis, Mo. 

Ra\old, Wm., Lieutenant. 

Randolph, M., Captain. Cineinnati, O. 

Reynolds, Thos.. Colonel, Madison. Wis. 

Rowett, R.. (ieneral, Carlinsville, 111. 

Reed, H. T., General, Keokuk, Iowa. 

Ryan, A. IL, Colonel. 

Ross, E. C. Major. 

Reed, John, Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Roots, L. IL, Lieutenant-Colonel. De\'all> HlulV. .\rk. 

Reid, David ().. Captain. Rock Island. 111. 

Ruff, W. A.. Captain. 

Reese, Theodore, Captain, Evanstown. 111. 

Rowlev, W. R., General, Galena, 111. 

Ross, L. F., General, Avon, 111. 

Ruggles, J. M.. General, Havana. 111. 

Richmond, J. F., Captain. St. Charles. 111. 

Ribsame, Chris., Captain, Decatur. 111. 

Reynolds, J. S.. (ieneral, Chicago, III. 

Reid. J. M.. Lieutenant-Colonel, Keokuk. Iowa. 

Rogers. J., Lieutenant, Chieago, III. 

Ransom, J. P., Lieutenant. 



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Rogers, George C, General, Chicago, Ills. 

Roberts, A. J., Lieutenant. 

Rumsey. J. W., Captain, Chicago, Ills. 

Rumsey, J. P.. Captain, Chicago, Ills. 

Routh, John L., Captain. » 

Rosset, L., Lieutenant. 

Reid, R. M., Adjutant, Rock Island, Ills. 

Rosenbaum, H., Captain, Toledo, O. 

Rutger, F., Lieutenant, Belvidere, Ills. 

Randall, J. R.. Lieutenant. 

Rice, E. W., Major-General, Oskaloosee, Iowa. 

Rose, L. M., Captain, Cincinnati, O. 

Riggin, John, General. 

Reiley, VV. N., Captain. 

Rittenouer. E., Lieutenant. 

Rusk, J. M., General, Madison, Wis. 

Rose, F. M.. Major. 

Smith, John E., General. 

SilfVespane, A., Captain. 

Sullivan, P. J., Colonel, Cincinnati, O. 

Smith, Giles A., Major-General. Bloomington, Ills. 

Swayne, Wager, General, Columbus, O. 

Spooner, B., General, Lawrenceburgh, Ind. 

Spear, E., Captain, Warren, O. 

Simpson, P. J., Lieutenant-Colonel, (Treen\ ille, O. 

Schuster, George. 

Sanborn, J. B.. General, St. Paul. Minn. 

Sheldon. C. S.. St. Louis, Mo. 

Sanford, W. W., General. 

Simpson, Samuel P., Lieutenant-Colonel. JetVerson City, Mo. 

Short, R. W., Captain, Brighton. Ills. 

Steckle, J. 11., Lieutenant. 

Seymore, W. B., Captain. 

Spring, E. S., Lieutenant. 

Simmons, T. H., Lieutenant. 

Strong, W. E., General, Chicago. Ills. 

Stebbins, F. G., Lieutenant. 

Smith, A. J., General. 

Sabine, A., Major, Jetlersonxille. Ind. 

Sat'eley, J. J., Major, Montana, Iowa. 

Schotield, H., Colonel, Washington, Iowa. 

Semple, James, Lieutenant. 

Sears, D. S., Lieutenant. 

Sotterfield, T. R., Chaplain. 

Smith, H. B., Captain. 

Sherburne, E. A., Captain. 

Stewart, Owen, Colonel. 



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Smith. M. L.. General, St. Louis, Mo. 

St.ifford, E. F.. Captain. 

Silvat. C. P.. Lieutenant. 

Swarthout. W., Lieutenant-Colonel, (.^iiincx. lli>. 

Schiel, T. E.. Lieutenant. 

Scales, VV'. B.. General. 

Starring, K. A., (ieneral, Chicajjo. Ills. 

.Smith. R. A.. Captain. 

Serihner. W". S., Lieutenant. 

Stiirges, IL. Captain. 

Shedd, Warren. (Jeneral. W'arrenshurg, Mo. 

Smith. .\. J.. Captain. Chillicothe, (). 

Still, R. A.. Captain. 

Simpson, John E., Major. Inciianaiiolis, Ind. 

Smith, Miles, Colonel. 

Scammon, Chas. T., ^Shxjor, Chicago, 111. 

Stewart, W. H., Captain. 

Smith, J. \\'., Captain. 

Smith, J. M., Captain. Chicago. 111. 

Stone, J. C Colonel. 

Smith, J. A., Captain. 

.Smith, W. S., General. 

Scott, John. Colonel, Nevada, Iowa. 

Sanders, A. 11. , General. Da^•enport. Iowa. 

Stockdale, S. II., Major, New Orleans. La. 

Stackton. J. S., General. 

Sprague, J. W., General, Winona, Wis. 

Stewart, A. S., Captain. 

Skinner. IL, Lieutenant-Colonel. 

Strong. W. .\.. Captain, Chicago, Ills. 

Tavlor, Ezra, General. Chicago. Ill>. 

Tvtler, S. S., Lieutenant. 

Towne, R. R., Lieutenant-Colonel. 

Towne, H. M., Lieutenant. 

Tompkins. Logan, Major, St Louis, Mo. 

Teed, D., Captain. 

Townsend, C. D., Major. 

Tvner, M. IL. Captain, Davenport, Iowa. 

Tulles, James, Lieutenant-Colonel, Lafavette, Ind. 

Tillson, John, General, (^lincv. 111. 

Thomas, D. C, General. 

Toby, E. P., Lieutenant. 

Thomson, T. IL, Captain, (ieneva. Ills. 

Terrv, I'. J., Lieutenant. 

Taggart, C Captain. Freeport. 111. 

True, J. M., General, Mattoon, 111. 

T;i\ lor. I'. M.. Lieutenant. 



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True, J. W., Major, Mattoon, 111. 
Titcomb, J. S., Captain. 
Towner, H. W., Major, Chicago. 111. 
Thompson, J. N., Major, St. Joseph, Mo. 

Underwood, U. C, Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 
Underwood, B. W., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Van Seller, H., Lieutenant-Colonel, Paris, 111. 
Van Blessing, L., Colonel, Toledo, O. 
Voges, Theodore, Captain, Cleveland, O. 
Vanhoff, Henry, Lieutenant, Springfield, 111. 
Vogelson, W. M., Lieutenant-Colonel. 
\'an Duzen, D., Colonel, Litchfield, 111. 
Wright, W. R., Colonel. 
Winslow, C. S., General, Cincinnati, O. 
Wilson, H., Colonel, Cleveland, O. 
Woods, C. R., Major-General, Newark, O. 
Wynne, Wm. M., Lieutenant, Columbus, O. 
Walsh, P. J., Major, Cincinnati, O. 
Waterhouse, N. C, Colonel, Hannibal, Mo. 
Walcutt, C. C, General, Columbus. O. 
Woods, W. B., General, Newark, O. 
Wilson, T. P., General, St. Paul, Minn. 
Ward, Durbin, General, Lebanon, O. 
Welch, D. N., Captain. 
Walker, J. B., Captain, Cincinnati, O. 
Woodhull, Max., General, New York City. 
Wanglein, H., General, Belleville, 111. 
Webber, D., Colonel, Cincinnati, O. 
Ware, W. E., Major, St. Louis, Mo. 
Webster, C. H., Captain. 
Wright, II., Captain. 
Williams, IIenr\-. 
Willard. S. S.. Major. 
Wagner, Louis, Lieutenant. 
Wilheims, J. II., Captain. 
Wright, W. W., General. 
Woodworth, J. M., Surgeon. Chicago. Ills. 
Wallace, Wm. L., General, Ashland, O. 
Wilson, T. P., Captain, Cambridge, O. 
Whittenhall, U. S., Captain. 
Webber, C, Colonel, Springfield, Ills. 
Wilson, Y. C, Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 
Woodward. Y. J., Captain, South Pass, Ills. 
Wetmore, J. II., Captain. 
Webster, J. D., CJeneral. 
Wicklifte, J. H. Lieutenant. 
Whittlesbv. C. II., Colonel. 



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WebluT, ). C, (Ji-iK-ral. Siirin^lii'Ul. 111. 

White, J. (i., Cajitain. 

W 1.1k IT, I"., Captain, Mount W-rnon, (). 

White, J. K., Captain. 

Wood, 1'". J., LicutL'uant-ColoiK'l, (ioshcn. Intl 

Wilson. V. I J., Major, Now ark, (). 

WarniM", John, Lieiitcnant-Colonil. Clinton. III. 

Wilcox, Colonel. 

White, M. II., Major, Cincinnati, O. 

Wells, G. K., Colonel, Toledo. ( )luo. 

Wrians, J. L.. Lieutenant. 

Waid, 11. .\., Lieutenant. 

Warner, \'., Captain. 

Williams, C. W., Captain, Cineinnati. O. 

\\'illiams, (». C Lieutenant. 

Woodburv, II. II., Adjutant. 

Webber, A. B., Captain. 

Wallace, Thomas, Captain. 

W^arreiis, C. H., Lieutenant. 

Whiting, Lieutenant. 

Wea\er, C. R., Colonel. 

Wilson, j. II., Major-General. Keokuk, Iowa. 

Walker, W. 15. Lieutenant. 

Worden, .\., Major. 

Wood, jolin. Colonel. 

"Williams. I). II.. Lieutenant-Colonel. 

Wilson. (). M., Major. 

Woods, P. N., Siwgeon. 

Wood. W. W.. Lieutenant. HeLitiere. 111. 

"\'orke, L. E.. (ieneral. Cineinnati. (>. 
"V'oung. Wm.. Captain, l-'reejiort, 111. 

Zickerick, Wm. 

Zcai-ing. J. R.. .Major. I)o\er, Hi. 



KIJ'ORT OI" THK PROCICICDIXGS 



SOCIETY 



ArmYov-^-^" Tennessee, 



FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING, 



IIKI.I) AT 



LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. 



j\inrw/n-r lUli ami IStli. 1809. 



coxsTirrTiox. 

\Krii i.r. I. 

The Association shall hi' known a^ "'riii. Socimv oi iiii. Akmv oi- riir. 
Tenxkssf.i:." and shall includo o\(.'i"\ olliccr who has seined w ilh honor in 
that Armv. 

Honorarv nienihors mav he elected from those wlio have ser\ ed w ith honor 
and distinction in anv of the Armies of the I'nited States. 

AKTUT.l-. II. 

The ohjeet of tlie Societv shall he to keep alive and preserve that kindly and 
cordial feeling which has heen one of the characteristics of this Army durinij 
its career in the ser\ ice. and w hich has ifiven it such harmony of action, and 
contrihuted, in no small degree, to its glorious achievements in our country "h 
cause. 

The fame and glory of all the olTicers belonging to this Army, who have 
fallen either on the Held of battle, or in the line of their duty, shall be a sacred 
trust to this Societv, which shall cause proper memorials of their services 
to be collected and preserved, and thus transmit their names \\ itii honor to 
posterity. 

The families ot'all such officers who shall he in indigent circumstances will 
have a claim upon the generositv of the Society, and will be relieved by the 
voluntary contributions of its members whenever brought to their attention. 
In like manner, the fame and suffering families of those officers who may 
hereafter be stricken down by death shall he a trust in the hands of their 
survivors. 

AKTRI-K III. 

For the purpose of accomplishing these objects, the Society shall be organized 
by the annual election of a President and \'ice-Presidents. The \'ice-Presi- 
dents to be chosen, one from each .\rmy Corps of the old .\rniy ol the 
Tennessee, and a Corresponding .inil a Reconling Secretary. 

The Society shall meet once in every year, and those officers who, for any 
cause, are unable to attend its meeting, will be expected to write to the Cor- 
responding Secretary of the Society, and impart such information in regard to 
theniseh es as they may desire, and which may be of interest to their brother 
officers. I lonoring the glorious achievements of our brothers-in-arnis belongmg 
to other armies, whose services have contrihuted, in an equal degree, in the 
re-establishment of our Government, and desiring to draw closer to them in 
the bonds of social feeling, the President or either of the Vice-Presidents of 
this Society shall he authorized to invite the attendance of any officer ol the 
United States Arm\ at an\ of our annual meetings. 



314 Amendnie:its a:id (By=Lciiz's. 

am?:ndmexts to the constitution'. 

First. That tlie first sentence of the third article of the Constitution lie 
amended so as to read as follows: 

"The Society shall be organized b\ the annual election of a Presitient and 
six Vice-Presidents, a Recording Secretar\-, a Corresponding Secretary, and 
a Treasurer." 

BY-LAW vS. 

ARTICLE I. 

All persons applying preyious to, on, or after the annual meeting in eighteen 
hundred and seyenty, (1S70), for enrollment, shall pay a membership fee often 
dollars, ($10); that the annual dues shall continue to be one dollar, ($1), and 
persons applying for membership shall pay back dues; that all fees and dues are 
payable to the Recording Secretary, and all money receiyed b\ him on account 
o\ the Society shall be transferred to the Treasurer; and that all mone\' 
!ecei\ed as fees shall by the Treasurer be added to the Pei-manent Fund. 

ARTICLE II. 

^loney for ordinary expenses of the Societ\ ma\ be expended bv the 
Treasurer upon the ^varrant of the Presitient. All other expenditvn-es, onl_\ 
in piu'suance of a yote of the Societ\'. 

.\RTICLE III. 

The Treasurer shall make a report to the annual meeting of all receipts and 
expenditures with vouchers. 

The Recording Secretar\- shall report to the annual meeting all money 
receiyed by him, and all transferred by him to the Treasiu-er. 

The Corresponding .Secretar\ shall report to e\er_y meeting all ctjrre- 
spondence of general interest. 

ARTICLE IV. 

All questions and resolutions shall be decided hv a niajorit\' of the member.s 
present. But amendments proposed to the Constitution shall be acted upon 
rmlv at the annual meeting subsec|uent to the one at which the\' ma\ be pro- 
posed, unless the postponement be dispensed with h\ a \ote of t\\ o-thirds of the 
members present. 

.\RTICLE V. 

The order of Business shall be as follows: 

1. Reading of the journal of the preyious meeting. 

2. Appointment of connnittees on business and for nomination of officers. 

3. Receiying reports. 

4. Current business. 

5. Electioii of officers. 

6. Adjournment. 

ARTICLE VI. 

If the Society shall, at any meeting, omit to designate the time and place of 
the next meeting, the President shall, by due public notice, fix the time and 
place. 



FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Ol' 111 1. 

PROCEEDINGS 

OK Tin: 

Society of the Army of the Tennessee. 



SOCIICTY OK THE ArMY OK THE TENNESSEE, / 

T^orisvii.i.K. Ky.. Xox-f III /}(•>■ 17, ISGff. \ 

At the third ;ninii;il mmimi <>{ the SocictN'. held in ChicMj^o. :i 
Vfsohition \\;is passed diiectino^ the President to api)o'mt a eoin- 
inittee to select the ])lace for holdinjy the fourth animal reunion. 
After much correspondence 1)\ that committee, durinjj^ the ])ast 
\Vinter and Summer, they came to the conclusion that it was tpiite 
advisahle to do so. and did select the city of Louisville. Kentucky, 
for the reunion, divint^' the President due notice, on July Jth. ot 
this conclusion, he. on the i^th of July, issued the foUowin*^ call, 
which was dulv forwarded to the members of the Society by the 
Corresponding- Secretary : 

Sfti. iKT's' oi" THE Army of the Tennessee. ) 
\V \ s I II N GTON, D. C ., -yn/y l'>, isnu. \ 

(i(fi<rrs of tlir Army of tin- 'I'm iirsscc : 

\ viw are icspcett'ull\ notilieil that, in accordance with tlic pr<)\ i>i()!is made 
at \<)ur la^t annual mectiiiij, the fourth annual reunion of the " Society of the 
Anii\ of I Ik- Tennessee" will be held at Louisville. Kentucky, on the 17th 
cla\ ot" November. i.S6(j. at loc/ilock A. M. 

K\er\ otlicer who has at anv time served with honor-in the .\rm_v and 
Dejiartment ot'the Tennes.see is. bv the Con.stitution. entitled to a nieinbershij- 
in the SocieU . aiu^ to all such an earnest request to be present is extended. 

Business of unusual importance will claim the attention of the .Society at 
this meeting, and it is hoped there will be a full attendance. 

The Local Committee of Arrangements at Louisville, to be selected, will 
make all needed arrangements for the meeting, and give due notice. 

John .\. R.\\\ i.iNs. 
L. M. Dayton. Prrsid.nt. 

liicoiciiiio; Sccntdiy. 

A. lIlCKENLOOl'KR. 

Correspofidiiii;' Scrrt'/arv. 



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On the 31st of Julv the President gave notice, through the 
Corresponding Secretary, of his selection of the committee of 
arrangements. This committee estaliHshed headquarters at the 
Gait House, and secured Weisiger Hall for the Society to use for 
inisiness purposes. 

At one o'clock the members that had arrived, marched to the 
hall and organized, being called to order by Major-General G. M. 
Dodge, the vSenior Vice-President present, and at his request the 
Secretary read the call for the meeting. 

Bv request of the chair, Vice-President General Rusk took a 
seat on the platform, as also did Lieutenant-Cxeneral Sheridan, 
Majoi'-General Schoficld, Major-(Teneral Wilson, and Major-Gcn- 
eral Hazen, 

The committee of an^angemcnts had selected Colonel W. J. 
Landrum to welcome the members in an address, which he deliv- 
ered at this time, and which is given below in full. 

ADDRESS OF GENERAL W. J. LANDRUM. 

Mr. President, and Members of the Society of the 
Army of the Tennessee: — In the name of the Executive Com- 
mittee of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee and the 
citizens of Louisville, I welcome vou to the metropolis of 
Kentucky. 

If it should be asked, whence the propriety of an organization 
such as this, and why in times of peace we continue to assemble 
from year to year, the answer is, that man by nature is a social 
l)eing; that in the cultivation of friendly relations and the reciproca- 
tion of kind offices all good men experience the greatest amount 
of happiness; and that, as the consciousness of a faithful discharge 
of duty is a consolation to the soldier who fought to preserve the 
nation in its hour of greatest peril, so may we rejoice in the 
reflection that, to the valor of the soldiers of the Army of the 
Tennessee, together with that of the noble men of other com- 
mands, we are indebted for the blessings of peace and a united 
and prosperous country. 

Laying aside the acrimony of political warfare, and coming as 
we do from different sections, representing various interests, yet 
boand together by ties of affection which have been cemented by 
common hardships and mutual dangers, pledged to guard as a 



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*'sacrc(l trust tlic fame ami j^lorv of our ct)inra(lcs wlio liave fallt.ii 
upon the licUl of l)attlc or in the line of clut\ . and to <4i\ e reTHf lu 
the families of those who have claims upon our t^eneiositx .*" ma\ 
\ve not, with comnicndahle pride, look forward to our annual 
reunions as amonjj^ the most pleasant episodes of a lifetime? 

These hein;^" our aims and these our ohjecls, a ordial welcome 
must ever await the <^allant men t>f the Arm\' <»f the Tennessee 
The first in the field — the last to return to vour homes; welcomed 
hi peace as vou were welcomed in war: welcomed 1>\ the forces 
to whose aid vt»u hasteneil when the safety of Missouri wa^ 
threatened bv overwhelminj^ numbers: welcomed by the na\ y of 
the galhint Porter, while strugglin<^ tor relief tVom the tortuous 
and treacherous waters of Red river: welcomed h\ that noble 
chieftain. General (jcorge 11. Thomas. \\ hen, on the morning ot 
the l^thof November. i>ur own illustrious comnKindei. (ieiieral 
W. T. Sherman, rode into the beleaguered and ahiDst t'amine- 
stricken lines of Chattanooga; welcomed by the leader ot the 
grand old Arm\ of the Cumberland, when that prince ot soliliers. 
General A. ]. vSmith. came like a ray of .sunshine to his iced»ouiid 
camp at Nashville; welcomed on the night of the 5th ot Decem- 
ber, when all the heads of column communicated at Marys\ ille. 
where news was received from the hungry, yet indomitable 
garrison that Burnside was no longer imested in Knowille: 
welcomed upon the return of peace to the Cajjital of the nation: 
welcomed bv the lo\ed ones at home, whose prayers had ascended 
to Heaven in \oui- behalf through many a night oi patient 
watching. 

The historian will record with pride the splendid deeds ot that 
arm\- whose prow ess silenced the batteries that frowned u])on the 
"father cjf waters," thus enabling the commerce of the west to 
float in security from Lake Itasca to the gulf: and the pages ot 
historv will contain no nobler or more brilliant camjiaign than that 
which won Atlanta, and ]>lanted in triumjdi the Ibig upon the 
shore of the sea. 

Actuated by a pure and lofty ])atri(»tism, discarding all jealousies, 
and yielding at all times a hearty support to your leaders, it is a 
matter of no surprise that, from Donelson to Hentoiu ille. your 
banners were ever victorious, and that those under whom \ ou 
fought took no backward steps upon the ladder of fame. (,^uietl\ 
and patiently, yet promptly and with energy, discharging every 



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dutv, enduring- privations without complaint, you exhibited the 
liig-hest characteristics of true soldiers, and won for yourselves 
iniperishahle renown. 
Now that 

••( jrini-\ isaged war hath smoothed hi> wrinkled front, "" 

the countr\ beholds most of vou engaged in the pursuit of civil 
life, entleavoring to expand the ci\ ilization of the age; furnishing- 
to the world a grand illustration of the fact, that those who are 
tirst in war are also Hrst in peace. 
It has been said, of a truth, that 

"Peace hath its \ ictories, no less renowned than \\ar,"" 

\\n(\ in this hourof vour welcome, xou stand in peace and securitv 
beneath the star-gemmed banner of the free, quiet spectators of 
the grandeur and glorv of an enipire. destined, we trust, to con- 
tinue the home of the freeman for all tin-)e to come. 

Soldiers of the army whose first leader stands to-day the 
honored head of the nation — that arm\ whose boast is that it was 
led to \ ictorv utider the guidance of Grant, Sherman, McPherson, 
Howard and Logan — we greet vou, together with our comrades of 
other armies who have honored us with their presence upon this 
occasion, as the representatives of the volunteer and educated 
soldiery of the coimtr\-. to whom the thanks of a grateful people 
will e\ er be liberallv awarded. 

.\n(l \et, aniid these hours of jov, sorrow, like a cloud of the 
night, brootls oa er our otherw ise iiapp\' reunion. The drapery of 
this vacant chair tells, in mute and melancholy eloquence, of the 
absence of one who was the piide not onlv of this armv. but of the 
American people. As fell AIcFherson and Ransom, J^oonier and 
Fairchild, so, on the 6th of vSeptember, 1S69, fell General John A. 
Rawlins, the President of this Society, in the language of his- 
devoted friend, the Chief Magistrate of the Repid-)lic, "iiKnirned 
by a famil\- and b\- friends who loved him for his personal worth 
and services to his coimtr\'. and l)v a nation who acknowledge 
their debt of gratitude to hin-i." 

Conirades, our hearts can not be otherwise than filled with 
sadness at the loss of oiie whose memory is doubly endeared to 
us by the recollections of the past. Truly did he sa\-, in reply to 
the kind message from Lieutenant-General .Sheridan, " If the love 
oi \^^\ triends could do it I w-ould soon be a health\- man." 



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One of the foiiiulers i)f tlii>< Soeiety. in the welfare of w l\:eli he 
took an especial interest, we had fondh lioped that he wonhl he 
spared to us. and th.it n])<iii this reunion \\ e \\<ndd ha\ e the pleasure 
of graspinj4- his hand oiiee more. Now that he lias j^one to the 
happier canipini;-.;round al)o\i'. it will he our i^reatest pleasure to 
render that honoi' to his nieinor\ and that atti'utioii to his laniiU 
\\ hieh his ^reat worth and eminent sfr\ iees so nehU merit. 

Let us hold in grateful 1 eniemluance iiis kiiul words and meri- 
torious deeds, and endeavor to emuhite the nian\ \ irtues w hieh 
heautifie<l and adorned his life. The promotion of the prospeiitx 
of this Soeiet\ is know n to ha\ e been (;ne of the ohjects of hi- 
<2;reatest solicitude, and in response to his call we ha\ e assemhled 
to-dav. Tliat our meeting- though s;nk ma\ not he without its 
beneficial results, we most t"ei\entl\ trust and conlidenth l>id:e\e. 

From the fiower-deeked praiiies <jf jjjallant Illinois. iVom nohle 
Indiana and patriotic Ohio. Iro n Wisconsin and Iowa. Minnesota 
and Missouii. from e\ er\ St.ite tliat tninished the heroes oi" \'icks- 
burg" and the gallant .\i"m\ of tlie Tennessee, we hid \<)U thrice 
welcome. 

The sound ot no unwelco.n.' gun will disturb xour slnnd<ers 
while leposing uj)on the soil olth.s l)ca',.titu! .'^tate.and when \tni 
separate for \our distant homes. ma\ \ on carr\ with \ on none 
other than pleasant and Jon ous recollections (jf \(>ur \ isit to th.s 
fiourishin<j cit\' of the \\ est. 



The address was listened to with close attention, and the assem- 
blage was b\- no means slow to exj^ress. bv tVetiuent outbursts ol 
a])plause. its appreciation of tlie n>v):e ehnpient passages. 

(Jeneral J. II. Wilson, the President of the ."Society of the 
Ca\alry Corps of" the West, had called that ."^ocietN to meet in 
Louisville at the same time as our own. and tlu' Committi-e o| 
Arrangements thougiit it expedient that the ceremonies of the two 
should he held together, and to have the w elcome address of tiiat 
organization delixt-red at the sjmie tane and place as that of our 
own Societx . Major-( ieneral 10. II. Murray had been selected tor 
this duty, ami. being called nj)on b\ the j)resi<rmg officer, sj^oke as 
follows: 



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ADDRESS OF GENERAL ELI H. MURRAY. 

My Friends: — It is with a feeling alike of satisfaction and of 
pride that the pleasure is mine to extend to the cavalry soldiers of 
the West salutation, not to enact the outward forms and cere- 
monies of a court reception, hut hetter, to tender to vou, the 
soldiers of a common country, an open-hearted welcome. As the 
rainho\y, with all its hlended heauty, made powerful and certain 
in its import liy the words of tlie Great Creator, grants to His 
world, emerging from the storm, a restored calm and a hrightening 
sun, so in a lesser degree, but marked as human hands and hearts 
can mark it, does this day our welcome, as a bow, greet vou. As 
inverted, it holds within its circumambient form the heart of him 
who now speaks to \o\\ and of those ior whom he speaks, 
sending forth from its depths their unadulterated good will. So, 
hovering above you, and in manner like imto that of the heavens, 
will ours shelter you in its form and shield you in its strength. 
May it gladden you in its greeting, and intensify that gladness 
during eacli and every moment that you may dwell beneath our 
sky. 

As the true soldier, through a sense oi sacred duty, welcomes 
the maddening shock of contending: strife, at its close, with all the 
fidlness of his manly pride his hand strikes hand with those of his 
comrades who rode beside him before the battlements; thus to-day, 
gathered in a profound, and to all an honorable peace, do we 
stretch forth to \i)u — representatives of a thousand well-fought 
hclds — our uncased hands. I feel they will be grasped in a spirit 
second only to the embrace given by endeared ones to their return- 
ing veterans. 

We have met t(j-day upon the broad vantage ground of pros- 
perity, fidelity and peace, "with charity toward all, with malice to 
none," re-echoing into "peace on earth and good will toward 
men." These are found carved upon the rock of our foundation, 
inscrilied upon our walls, cementing our every monument. They 
are to be seen interwoven among our wreaths and labeled upon 
our scabbards, w ritten upon our altars, ave, and clustering upon 
every breeze. 

We meet in a manner it is due to hi.story we should meet. We 
gather in a manner due to ourselves that we should gather. W^e 
are here as comrades in war, in peace friends. It is not for me to 
speak of our country, clothed as we were in majestic grandeur, 



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321 



strelchiiiii^ from sea to sea, j)jathciiii<^ strcniijth \\ ith our cvcrv (la\. 
so siuUlciilv comulscd and so tcarfiillv torn. It is not for inr l<t 
speak of our people, wedded to their thoui^lit^ of peace, so (juieklv 
marshaled into hosts of w ai'. her men i;raspin^ their shimmering 
steel, her woineii and ehildren hathed in tears and Idled witli fear^. 

It is not tor me to recount our hattles lost ;iiul won. to refer to 
oui' chi\ alric sjiiiit that hoie their streamers no hoidh to the front, 
or to the proud forms that fell hleedini;- at ever\ \ein. Wdio ot" 
us rcmemher them not: To the li\ ini;-. \vhere\er the\ mav he. a 
nation's thanks. To the dead. \\ here\ er the\ ma\ lie. a nation's 
tears. Li\iii^' or dead, known or unknown, '"max children \ el 
unhorn rise up and call them hlessed. " 

Identiiied w ith the cavaliN arm of the ser\ ice. watchin<; its 
or<>"anix.ation. their transition from untutored mditia to well dis 
ciplined, bronzed and war-worn \ eteraus. takinjj^ coi^ni/ance ol' 
iheii- constantly de])letin;j; ranks, and sharing; their peril and their 
hardships, woidd it not he strange did we not possess an interest 
in the ])reparation of its histoix r Is it stran<re. in remend)erin<; 
all. that we should possess an interest in the welfare of eacii 
iiuli\ idual part of the i^rand w hole: that words of so earnest 
warmth should mark our ij^reetinjr. that the hoiuls ot our union 
should be so ardent and so lastintjr 

Within the last decade of \ ears the history of our country ha>- 
been written in stiife. in tears, and in blood. Your battered 
swords and tattered tla^s. \(.ur shattered lindis. t'ull well in solemn 
silence tell the tale. I low happy that deliverance tVom tlu- carnajje 
and dest)lation that but \ esterday co\ ered our land! How sweet 
the calm that tinds the door of the temple closed! How beautiful 
the jiicture that presents our sabre the prunire^diook. the storm- 
cloud broken, and peaceful waves in jjentle dalliance borne to our 
no less ])eaceful saiuls! In this strujjji^Ie. mij^hty in its ]iroi)ortions, 
crimson in its hue. and ^raud in its results, you ha\e borne iu« 
insigniticant part. ^'our record entitles you to a proportionate 
share of wdiatever of <;lor\ and hoiu)r attache^ to our people. 
The patient endurance that chaiacteri/.ed your arduou- campai«,nis. 
the valor that caused \<>ur sabres to leap from your sides and 
ur<i^ed \()ur steeds upon a deterndned toe. will e\er cau^e the 
bcarinii[ of its possessors to be that of nun \vorth\ of the name 
and worthy of the a<,^e in w hich you live. Souiul your roll-call: 
bring forth the battle-flai,^s upon w hose broad f )1(U are to be tound 



322 Proceedings of ill e Society 

the record of your deeds. They are they that testify your duty 
done. I see your names and their l)attles (for hattles belong to 
the fallen) inscrilied indelibl}- upon the pillars of our country. 
All that makes the soldier illustrious and his battles a pride to his 
neople cluster around and about vou; as an American, it stirs 
within me that feeling great above all others, national pride. Let 
this but be instilled into the bosoms of our youth, and all that 
tends to its preservation taught their infant lips, and we can ha\ e 
no more perfect guarantee of happiness as a nation for all time 
to come. 

•In our reunions let us, in comfort and within welcoming wall, 
continue and renew associations brought into existence aroimd 
camp-fires, on the march, and in the midst of battle. Let us ever, 
n tearful silence and in sadness, remember our dead. Comrades, 
we are not all here to-night. There were others of us — other 
voices and other bosoms, but hushed in the silence of a soldier's 
grave, ^vrapped in their starrv winding-sheets; thev have rested 
hi unconscious repose. I catch from beyond the deep river of 
blood through which they have passed their voice of triumph and 
their song of welcome. You are here this hour, bidden 1)V the 
living and welcomed bv the protecting shades of our chivalric 
dead. 

The relations borne by a soldier tt) his countr\ are of a peculiar 
nature. However advanced and proficient in all the arts and 
sciences her people ma\ become, \et allo\v her soldier\ to be 
liranded with cowardice, her flag a yielding one, and that moment 
she is hurled from her otherwise position of proud eminence, 
her name becoming a mockerv and a bv-word among the nations 
of the earth. 

We have much upon which to congratulate ourseh es and the 
whole coimtry. The morrow's sun looks not forth upon the red 
glare of contest and of suffering. In beauteous splendor it calls 
our whole people to their christian temples. Our reveille for the 
coming day calls us not forth in squadron arrav. but bids us join 
to render thanks. 

The true soldier ma\' he unmindful of danger and of self, but 
unmindful of his God and country — never! 

We have to thank God that the American flag floats in beauty 
upon every ocean, our people stand honored upon every shore. 

May the waste places and sad hearts of our land be gladdened. 



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and our country in the future, as so proudK ^lu- lias done in tlie 
))ast. shine forth hiii^ht as the sun ot noon(hi\ . and losterin;^; to her 
])eople as are the gentlest lains of" luaven to oui' trackless fields. 
As \()ur comrade, to \u\\. in the name of Kentucky in all that 
she has l)eeii in the past and all that we ma\ hope for the I'ulure 
— hei" \ erdant valleys, her i)reL;nanl hills and limped waters; 1)\ 
all the recollections that clu--ter around the ti;Ior\- of her arms; in 
the name of her livini;- and In the memor\ of her illustrious 
fallen — we speak \(nir welcome. As xour armors were hrij^ht 
and \ our proud escutcheons luisullied in war. so in peace nia\ 
\()ur da\ s on earth ami xour prosperit\' he. When xour last 
solemn •'tatttjo"" shall have soiuided. 

"May the twin ani^els ever with you tiwcll. 
.\nd grateful thousands in rejoicing tell 
Ol' thy great deeds." 

These addresses were received most cordiallv and were frc- 
cpienth' applaudetl. indicatint^-. as the\ did themselves, the <i;ooti 
fcelinj)^ toward and the ^ood time in store for us all. 

Followiu'j; next, the chair announced the Societv as reach' for 
the tiansaction of Inisiness. 

The Secretarv said he thout^ht it advisable to suspend the re^- 
tdar order of husiness on accoimt of so many mcnhers not heini.' 
])resent. and then, after appointing two committees that were 
essential at this time, to adjourn until some hour to-morrow. 

Colonel Joel expressed the belief that we misrht as well adjourn 
A\ithout suspendin;4 the order of husiness. but desired intoiination 
on the subject. 

The Secretarx explained, that it \\as imj)ortant. first, to appt>int 
some committees now. in order that they should have as much 
time for <leliberation bet'ore their repmts were needed as possible. 
To do this the rules must be suspended. The duty ot one of 
these connnittees would be to select the place of holding; the next 
annual reunion, and that of the other to suiifi^est the officers of the 
vSocictv for the coming- year, the reports of both of w hich it is 
important shoidd be acted ujiou before our final adjomnment. 
We desire to make as much of the time before us as we can. and 
to that end transact this business now. lie said. also, that on 
account of the sex ere storm many members had not reached 
Louis\ille. amont;- them the Corresj)ondin<^ Secietary and Treas- 
urer, w ho had their annual leports to make, and as it was certain 



J 24 ^roceed::igs of the Society 

everybody who was delayed would arriye by e\ening, it was due 
to them in courtesy that, following such business transaction as 
was necessary, we adjourn. 

Colonel Joel acquiescing, on motion of Colonel Dayton: 

Resolved, That the regular order of the business rules of the 
Society be suspended during its session of to-day. 

On motion of General Sprague: 

Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to select and 
recommend otticers for the Society for the ensuing year. 

The Chair announced as that committee: Major-General J. W. 
Sprague, Major-General J. M. Corse, Colonel Thomas Reynolds. 
Major-General W. B. Hazen, Brigadier-General E. W. Rice. 

On motion of Colonel J. M. Loomis: 

Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to recommend 
to the Society before its final adjournment, and for its action, the 
place for holding the fifth reunion. 

The Chair named as such committee: Brigadier-General B. D. 
Fearing, Colonel J. M. Loomis, Colonel A. H. Markland. Colonel 
E. M. Joel, General W. J. Landrum. 

Though this motion was made by Colonel Loomis, and he, 
therefore, entitled to b'e the chairman of the c>^)mmittee. lie \vas, at 
his own request, relieved from the duty. 

A motion was here made to adjourn, but consitleration was 
prevented by repeated calls for a speech from Lieutenant-General 
Sheridan. 

The General, in responding to this complimentary call, said: 

Fellow-Soldiers and Members ok the Army of the 
Tennessee: — I thank \o\\ with all my heart for the compliment 
you have paid me. It gives me great pleasure io be present here 
to-day. I feel, and shall always feel, a pleasure in associating 
with the members of the Army of the Tennessee. My warmest 
sympathies are with you, for I once belonged to the Army of the 
Tennessee. [Applause.] The first star put upon my shoulder 
was put there by the Army of the Tennessee. [Renewed 
applause and cries of "Good."] 

General Schofield. in response to repeated calls for a speech, 
said: 

Friends and Comrades of the Army of the Tennessee: 
— Though I have not the honor of being a member of your Society. 



Of ilie Arr.iy cyW.v Ter.nessec. 325 

I feci the j^reatcst plcMsure in Ucinjj with \()ii. and J ^hall ;il\\;i\^ 
l)c Lflacl to meet you anywhere. I do not feel that I ;imi ;inion'4 
--trannci's. tor 1 lecoi^iii/.e nianv faces and foiins vide lt\ side with 
wliom 1 have had the honor to seive on the- hatth-tirld 

(ieneval ). II. Wilson, (Jeneial 1 la/eii. (ieneral LDisc, (iovernor 
IJrandette, and (ieneral Menilt. were called on in succession inr 
speeches, and in \ eiA ha])p\ nianneis responded, much to the 
^ileasure of all })iesent. 

()n motion of (ieneral l\'arinjjj: 

Nt'solvcil. That the Societx now stand adjourned until j" I o'clock 
this eveniuiij. 

Pendini^ the vote on this nioticm. (ieneial l)odL;e ann(»unced 
the pnjgramme of exercises for the e\ enin^-. 

\\' i;isi(,Ki; Ham.. 7.\ o'clock, i*. m. 

The men"\hers present in the cit\' assemhled in the hall to hear 
the addresses; a large ninnher of cjti/.ens wcie also pie>ent. 

(jcneral Dod^e requested those assemhled to prescrv e (»rder a 
moment, and then announced that it liad heen tlioui;ht hest to 
<lefer all the exercises intended for this cvenintj, until to-morrow 
cveninjj^, and explained the reason for so doinir. 

Teleijranis hatl heen Received, and the\ were read, tVom mem- 
bers who were with large parties coming to the reunion, hut in 
conseciuencc of the severe storni had heen delayed heyond any 
possi!iilit\ of arriving in time for the meeting. 

(ieneral Noves, who was to deli\er the annual address, and 
(ieneral Parker, who was to delixer an eulogy on our late Prc-i- 
<lent at this time, were, from tiie same cause, dela\ ed. 

Though other exercises were provided tor, the connnittee 
considered it hest to pos])one all. and consecpienlJN the meeting 
adjourned until 6 o'clock to-moir<»w evening. 

SociF.TY OK Tur. Akmy of lui; Ti:nnksskk.» 
Loilsvil.l.K. Ky.. Xiix'riiihir IS. hSD'.i. \ 

The Society met in Weisiger Hall, pursuant to the adjonrnmenl 
of yesterday, and was called to order hy the Vice-President, (ien- 
eral Dodge. Of the olliceis of the Society there were present 
two Vice-Presidents, the Recording Secretary, the Corresponding 
Secretary, and Treasurer. A larger number of the members tlian 



326 ' (Proceedings of ihe Society 

was expected were in attendance. Tliat men who are in their 
homes, so wide-spread from each other, and so far cHstant from- 
our phices of reunion, come and join in the business operations 
of the vSocietv and its pleasures, is a gratifying proof of the 
earnest interest they take in tlie organization. 

The first in order of business being the reading of the journal 
of the vSocietv, the presiding officer called upon the Secretary to' 
read his records of the last annual meeting; but, on moticMi of 
(Jeneral E. S. McCook : 

Rcso/vcJ. That as most of the members present have read the 
records of the last annual meeting, as publislied by the committee 
appointed for that purpose, the journal kept b\- the Recording 
Secretar\' lie adoptetl without reading. 

Bv request of the presiding^ officer, the Secretarv read the 
journal of \ estertlav's proceedings, and it w'as adopted without 
debate. 

Next order of business for the attention of the >Societv was 
receiving reports. 

The Corresponding Secreta.r\' read and submitted his report, 
which is as follows: 

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY'S REPORT. 

Louisville. Ky., Xorciiibcr 17, ISiJ!). 
Mr. I'rcsidciii^ and Members of ^^"' Sih'/ch' of ilic Ariny of Teinirsscc : 

CtENTLKmen: — As Con-fsponding Secretarv of the Society. T ha\e the 
honor to siilmfit the following report: 

On the lotli day of March I received i.ooo copies of the report of proceedings 
ot' the thirtl annual rennion and commenced their distrihution. Six: hundred 
and thirty -two (/'^Jl Copies were sent hy mail to indi\idual members of the 
Society, two hundred (200) copies \\ei'e sent hv express to the officers of the 
Society tor distribution, and the remainder distributed bv mail among otRcer.s. 
of the army wiio have not yet become members of the Societv. 

.Vs rapidly as " proof sheets " of this report could be obtained, they were 
forwarded to General ^\'. E. Strong for insertion in the combined report of the 
proceedings of the meeting at Chicago. A great deal of time and labor 
having been expended upon this report, it is only now ready for deli\erj. 

In accordance with the arrangements heretofore made, this Society is entitled 
to 640 copies, and 1 now await the instructions of the Society in reference to 
their disti-ihution. 

On the 17th day ol'July I received the call for this meeting, and immediately 
placed it in the hands of the printer, and on the 26th of July caused a copy 



Of the Army of the Tennezsec. 327 

to he mailed to everv ineinher of the Soiietv wlio-e ailJie-- I li.ive l>ceti able 
to obtain. 

Iminediatelv after the issuance ot" this call it was ascertained that there had 
oeen a tvpoijraphical mistake made in the date of the meetini^. A conecteil 
circular was at once issueii antl forw aided Jo the members. 

On the 3rd of .\ui,aisi 1 received the announcement of the Kxccutive Com- 
mittee a]ipointeil to make arrangements t'or this meeting. Circulars were 
printed and distributed as before. We were unable to send our annual report 
and call for this meeting to many members of the Society who were entitled 
to them, in con.sequence of being unable to ascertain their places of re>.idence. 

I would, therefore, earnestly recommend that immediate step> be taken t<i 
procure the correct post-ofhce address of every, member of tl>e Societv. and 
that the Recording Secretary be instructed to incorporate the same in hi> 
record of membership. While by circulars and correspondence I have durin" 
the past year ascertained the location of two hundred and three ^.iot,, members 
not heretofore known, there are still one hundred and twentv-seven (1J7) 
members whose post-office address I have been unable to obtain. 

During the past year I have received and answered one hundred and eight \ 
(iSo) letters pertaining to the business of the Society and tlie Mci'lierson 
monument. 

Hut few ot the absent members ha\e complied with .\rticle \ of our Consti- 
tution, which states that " those olficers w ho. for any cause, are imable to 
attend its meetings, will be expected to write to the Corresponding Secretarv 
of the Society and impart such information in regard to themsehes as thev 
may desire and which may be of interest to their brothei" olticers." The 
reading and publication of this correspondence being a \erv pleasant feature 
of our meetings. I can not too strongly urge upon our members a more general 
vompliance with the retiuirements ot" this .\rticle of oiu" Constitution. . 

A. lIlCKKNI.UOl'KR. 
C'orrcs/'oni/iiii; Snrrtiir Y. 

Oil motion: 

Resolved, That the report ot" the Corrfsjjondiiii;- ."^ci. letaiv he 
accepted and entered ii])on the journal of tlie Societx . 

The rreasnrer read and suhniitted his annual re|)oi t a- toilow s: 

TREASURERS REPORT. 

SoCIKTV .\kMV 01 Till. Tl :\\ ISSKK. < 

1,01 isNii.i.K. .Xoxdiihrr J7. /.sv;.'/. \ 
At the last report there were in the Permanent Funil a (ioxernment bond lor 
^z,()<) ami a cash balance of !|!i99. 9". There has been paid in since by memln."rs 
.^J.jcx), and by interest on bond with premium on gold .^i^.v 

.Vs my report of last year, containing the statement of the iiuotment in a 
(io\ernment bond, was approved, I bought, in the beginning of the _\ear, two 
(losernment bonds, for .'f 1,000 each, when the premium was se\en per cent. 



J 2 8 Q'^rocee dings of the Society 

If" the Society had authorized me, as I requested, to tninster back to the 
Permanent P'und $340. transfen'ed from it to the Genei"al Fund in 1S66, I coidd 
have purchased another bond for $500 at the sanne tinie. I respectfullj' ask 
for authority £0 make the transfer, with interest from the date of the original 
transfer. 

As it is Important to nurse tl^e Pennanent Fund, I enter in it tlie interest on 
the bonds as it acciiies. 

The amount of tliis fund is now $2,^00 of bonds, and $382.98 in cash. 

Tlie balance remaining in the General Fund at last i^eport ^vas i^'^'j.z^ — 
$1,405 have been paid in since. 

The co.'^t of printing the proceedings of our last annual meeting', for the use 
wf the membere of the Society, was $348.50. 

As the m;oney in the Iiands of the Local Committee at Chicag'o was not 
sufficient to pinnt the proposed genei"!!! report of the proceeding's there, the 
jiresidents of the different societies, upon consultation with members, agreed 
to contribute to the public.ition, receiving in retuiMi a fixed number of copies- 
for members of their respective societies. Upon the order of General Rawlins, 
President of the Society, I paid over $325 to General Strong, Chaim\an of the 
Local Comniittee at Chicago, for that purjiose. 

The books should be at the meeting at Louisville for distribution. 

The balance remaining in the General P'und is $808.74. 

Herewith are the Government bonds, the cash on hand, and vouchers for 
expenditures, together with the Treasurer's book of accounts. 

M. F. Force, 
Trt-nsiircr Soc/cfv of tin: Army of tlii- Tennessee. 

SIMM \RY. 
PermaHciit Fund. 
On hand at lasf report, one liond for $5cxj and cash, 
Receiveii. .---.... 



Paid foi' $j,ocx_) bond.*^, 
Remaining. $2,500 bonds, and cash 



(General Fund. 



On hand at last report. 
Recei\ed. 



% 


199 


97 




:-3^3 


01 


%- 


:,522 


98 


$2 


,140 


00 




$382 


9S 


% 


77 


-4 




•405 


00 


$] 


^48^ 


^4 




673 


50 



I'aid out, ----.... 

Remaining on hand. -.....- 808 74 

On motion of Major Wilson: 

Resolved. That the report of the Treasurer be accepted and 
incorporated in the proceeding-s of the vSocietx'. 

Tltc Recordin<r Secretary then read and sulMuitted his annual 



Of the Army of ilic Tcinessee. 329 

report; as required liy the l>\ -Law s of the S«.eiet\. whieli is as 
follows: 

RECC)RDIX(i SKCRKTARVS Ki:r()in\ 

Soiii.TV Army OK rur 'li.NMcssKK. ) 
W \siiiN(.T(iN. 1). C., .\'ovriiih<r J. ISO!). \ 

Sir:— In aceortiance with aiiitlc :; ol' the r>\ -Laws of tlic Society, I ha\o 
the lionor to report, that since mv last return, made on December ist. iS^S, 
for our third annual meetinij, I have received from the members of tlie Societv 
the following monevs: 

Paid for dues to the Society. . - - . . $1,40^ otj 

Paid toward tlie Pcrniaiicnt I'und, ----- 2,200 cx) 



MakitiL^ a total ot" - - - . . !^3,6«^ (X) 

In conformity to the I>\-Laws, this money has been transferred to Major- 
General Force, the Treasurer of the Society, and I hold his receipts for the 
same. 

I am, with resjiect, 

L. M. Dayton. 
Ricordiui^ S,;r,/,irv S. A. T. 

Oil motion of General Force: 

Resolved, That the report of the Secretary he received and 
placed on the journal of this meetii\<j^. 

General Force, chairman of the conmiittee appointi'd at the 
third annual meeting- to devise, adopt and report a form of Gertiti- 
cate of ^Membership, a Seal and a l>ad^e for the Society, read and 
submitted the follo\vin<j report: 

RKPORT OF THE COMMITTKF ON SK.\L. CERIIFKATK OF 

mi:mi!i:rsiiii'. and r..\D(;F. 

SociKTY Ar.mv ok the Tf.nnf.sskk, ( 
LoiisviLLE, Xovi'Mihi'r 17, ISOU. \ 

The undersigned were appointed, at the last meeting, a committee "to adopt 
a design for a seal and Certificate of Membership for the Society; and by 
anoliier resolution, were also instructeil to adopt and report a device for Hadgc 
of the Society, and to incorporate in such device a representation of the corps 
badge of each corps that served in the Army of the Tennessee." 

The committee accordingly now report a Sc.il. a dc'^ign for Certilicate of 
Membership, and a device for a Badge. 

It was found impracticable to incorporate the entire badge of eitiier the 
thirteenth or the fifteenth corps w ith others. Upon the suggestion of members 
of these corps, the central portion of their respective badges was taken, the 
cartridge-box alone for the one, and the figure 13. within a circle, for the other. 
After a device had finally been agreed upon, it was ascertained that the curved 



Maltese cross, whieh h;ui boon used at our nu-otiuiis as the had^o oi the sixteeiuh 
corps, is not its liaii^e. but that the badue is a cross \\ill)in a circle. Several 
new designs were then proposed, one o\ \\ hich appears in the publi>lied book ol" 
the proceedings of the reunion at Chicago, t^ne consideration made a tinal 
change. We are preparing a badge, not tor an existing annv. but tor a socict v 
of members of a liisbanded arm v. already returned to and merged in the bodx 
of the nation. Hence the device finally adopted, and which i- now reinirted. 
represents the corps badges blended with the eagle, the emlilcm ot' the nation. 

Several samples were made by ditVercnt jewelers. fhc one reported is ot" 
gold, made bv McCirew. o\ Cincinnati. Such can be m.ule tor IJ5. It' ibc 
Societv so deteiinine. he can is>ue a circular gi\ ing the price both in goKl and 
in cheaper material. 

The device tor the seal is subst.intially the s.ime with that ol" the badge, and is 
surrounded with the words "Society of the Army of the Tennessee." 

The certificate of membership as designed is placed within an ornamental 
vignette, giving the tiags of the different corps, and recalling something of our 
f.eld experience. It can be lithographed by Strobridge. the designer, for $,^75, 
with the additional charge of $30 for each hundred co]->ies piintcd. To ct>\er 
such expense, we respectt'ully suggest that every member ot" the Society on 
receiving his certificate from the Recording Secretar\ pay tbeiefor .f J. 

All which is rcspecttiillv submitted. 

M. 1". FORCK. 

On motion ot" Captain PiiUcn: 

I\cso/vci/. That the repent ot" the" Committee on Certiticate of 
IS[eml"iei"ship. Seal ami Had^c tor the Soeietw as siihmittctl h\ the 
chairman of the committee, be accepted ami incorpofateil as part 
I'f the proeeeiHn^s oi' tlie Societv. and the committee iHschar^etl. 

Cicneral Spra>;iic. chairmaif ot tlie committee appointed to 
notninate officers for tlie Societ\ for the ensninu' } ear. snhmitteil 
his report, as follows: 

Loi isvii.i.K, Ky.. A'(>:cw/'<7- As*. 1S>)9. 
CiKNKRAi. G. M. Dodge, 

I '/<•<• Prt'sideiit Society of the Arm \ of the Tennessee: 
Sir : — The committee appointed to nominate the officers t'or the Societ\ for 
the ensuing year beg leave to report their nominations, as follows: 

For President, 
General \\". T. Sherman. 
For I'iee Presidents, 
Major-General G. M. Dodge. 
Major-General C. C. Walcutt. 
Colonel John Mason Loomis. 
Brigadier-General J. N. Rusk. 
Colonel D. C. Coleman. 
Brigadier-General W. 1. Landrum. 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. j j i 

/•"()/' /Crcort/it/i;- Srrrr/nrv, 

Colonel L. M. Davton. 

/•"(>/■ Corrcsf'oiKiino- Srcrrliirv, 

Bri<fadicr-(i(.-iuTal A. 1 lii-kciiloojicr. 

For 'I'll tisiirrr. 

Major-Cicncral M. 1". Force. 

On motion ot" Colonel Jot'l: 

Ncso/vcd, Th;it the report of the coniniittee on nomination of 
ofHcLM's for the Societ\ for the ensuinj^ \ear he aceepted and the 
committee discharged. 

General Fearin<i-. chairman, on hehalf of the connnittee aj)- 
])ointed to select the place in which to hold the fifth annua! 
reimion, snhmitted a report, as follcnvs: 

Loi isvii.i.K, Kv.. .Vozi ////>,•/■ IS. ISi',f). 
'J'o the Societv of the Arinv of the Tennessee: 

^'our committee to whom was intrusted tliediity ot" rccommendin;^ tl>e place 
for liolding the next animal meeting of this Society, respectfully report, that 
tiic city of Cincinnati. Ohio, he selected as the place for holding said annual 
meeting. 

Respectfully, 

D. B. Fk.\ki\(.. 

Captain Klinck mo\ ed the adoption of the report: motion was 
seconded, and on the (pie^tion hein.<;- called. (Jencral Buckland 
mo\ ed that the motion he amended to the eflect that tiie word 
"Cincinnati" shonld he struck out of the report, and "Toledit"" 
inserted therefor. 

(Jeneral Buckland supported his motion hy sayin;^ that Cin- 
cinnati had been favored once \\ith the honor of entertainini; the 
Societv. while Toledo, with all her railroad and hotel facilities, 
had not. He further assured the members that they would be 
hospitabh cared for in Toledo, and the people woidd ki^wk: them a 
cordial reception. 

(jcneral Eldridj^e sustained the motion of (ieneial iiuckland. 
sayinj^ Toledo is in the section from whence came the larjjer 
portion of the soldiers of the Army of the Tennes-ce. it is easily 
accessible, and he thought it eminently ])roper flu- meetiniLr for 
1870 should l)e held there. 

Colonel Dayton said, that before the ipiestion should be put to 
a vote he desired Uy be heard. 1 recoi,nii/e the wi-hesand res]H-ct 



332 , (Proceedings of the Society 

the opinion of General Buckland, an old and influential member 
of our Society and a general officer of our army; also do I appre- 
ciate the remarks of General Eldridge; yet I beg the members to 
be patient with me until I say a few words. I think you will all 
accord to me as having had some experience in getting up these 
reunions, and I tell vou that the first of all considerations in 
selecting a place and deciding this cjuestion is that of finding men 
resident who will take hold of and take care of the reunion. I say 
nothing in preference or against Toledo, St. Louis, Cincinnati or 
other cities, for wherever the reunion is held there I shall go; but 
I simplv desire to caution the gentlemen that they select a place 
where earnest men will be found to care for the interests of the 
vSocietv. The committee has reported in favor of Cincinnati, and 
I know that city is represented here by men who will sec to this 
matter, and before you decide to go elsewhere I earnestly ask you 
to be sure that you can do as well. 

General Buckland said that he would assure the committee that 
we will be as well taken care of in Toledo as in any city, not 
excepting Cincinnati. I can assure you that when you get there 
\'ou will find the banner of the Union fiung to the breeze, 
and you will not march through the streets not seeing the star- 
spangled banner unfurled from a single store. I know her people; 
and let me assure you that no place in the country will take more 
pains than they to entertain a society of tiiis kind. 

Colonel Dayton said that General Buckland seemed to mis- 
understand me. He speaks of the good people in Northern Ohio, 
and the hospitality of the people of Toledo. I do not cpiestion 
either; but we can not throw ourselves upon their generosity; we 
can not hold a reunion for Northern Ohio any more than we can 
for Southern Missouri. It has been stated that a larger part of 
the Army of the Tennessee came from Northern Ohio. The 
gentleman will pardon me for differing with him, for it is known 
that other States bear a record of having many regiments in our 
army; Iowa, Wisconsin. Missouri and Indiana, a fair proportion, 
but Illinois the greater. I am willino- to meet wherever it is 
thought best, let it be in Toledo, Cincinnati, Springfield, Indian- 
apolis, Keokuk or Madison; but the point I make is, that in 
selecting you be sure and name a point where the President will 
find a good committee of arrangements to provide for your 
cominsf. 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 333 

Colonel Joel said: I do not want tlic nK'ctin<; to he held in 
Ohio; I want it for the State ot' Iowa: I am tVoni Missouri, and 
am not hK)wini;- m\ own Stale; hut 1 tell xou th;it hi-ttci lufii 
came from no State than from Iowa, and her soldier^ sliDidd he- 
shown some deferenee in this matter. 

Colonel Re\'nolds called tor ;i dixision. and on the \ote heiiiLj 
cast, the chair announced the le.^ohitioii of (icneral Ihickhmd 
as lost. 

Captain Edwards mo\ ed that the report of the committee he 
referred hack to it. with six month> allowed them in which to 
make their report; hut. on a division and .1 count of the \<»te. the 
chair announced the motion lost. 

On motion of Colonel Reynolds; 

Resolved, That the report of the committee appointed to select 
the place of holdin<i^ the next reunion is therein adopted and the 
committee dischart^^ed. 

General Hickenlooper asketl leave to suhmit the repoit of 
the standin<.j committee on the McPherson monument: granted, 
and he read as tollows; 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON >[eIMIERSON MONtMEN T. 



Lorisvii.i.K. Kv.. Xovtmhrr 17. ISi',!). 
Mr. President and Mrnd>ers of ilie Sodety of tlir Army of the J'rtitiesser: 

(lENTLK.MEX : — On behalf of the coniinittce on McPhcrson nionunicnt I lia\c 
the honor to submit, for the information of tlic Socictv. the following; report : 
The balance remainini; in my hands as pcT report submitteil at our 

last annual meeting in Ciiicago, December 15th. 1S6S - ^4-'j7.> "• 

Amount of subscriptions collected at said meeting anil pubM^heii in 

last annual report - - - - - - - - - 71- (m> 

Amount of two subscriptions collected at -.aid meeting, but through 

mistake not published in said report : 

Colonel Tom. Reynold^ - - - - - - $5 00 

W. C. Krufl'ner 5 O" 



Total ♦5-^'97 '" 



J34 ^'rocee dings of the Sociefy 

Since which time the following subscriptions ha\e been received ; 
March uth, Captain J. Barber, - - - - $ 5 oc^ 

October 14th, Colonel P. M. Hitchcock, - - - 159 00. 

October 29th, through Major W. P. Craighill, of United 
States Engineers, Washington Citv — 

Lieutenant-Colonel R. S. Williamson, 

Major G. H. Elliott, . . . - - 

Major D. I. Williamson, . . . - 

Major R. Dunning. . _ - . . 

Colonel F. E. Prime, - . - - - 

Colonel J. W. Barlow, - . - - - 

Colonel C. S. Stewart, ..... 

Mr. Harrison, ------- 

November loth. Captain John Kean, - - - 
November loth. General \V. J. Landrum, 

November i6th, interest account, - . - 

Total, ----.-..-. $6,346 62: 

Out of which we have paid premium ofi'ered for second best 
design tor' McPherson moniunent, expenses of advertising, 
etc., as per statement hei'ewith rendered, - • • $3-.3 90 



40 00 






J 5 00 






-5 00 






10 00 






40 00 






10 GO 






20 00 






5 00 






5 00 






10 00 








1.554 


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Leaving the balance in n>v hands at present date, - - %6,02 

In hands of General Leggett. as per last report. -fj.c/jo 04 
Interest to date, - - - - - - - 113 30 



$^•173 34 

Amount pledged by Lcnirs McLean, Esq., of Baltin>ore, - $4.3-i 00 

Aiuount pledged by General R. P. Buckland. for McPherson 

Monument Association of Cl\"de, . . _ . $3,000 00 

Which statement shows the amount of cas/t in the hands of this committee^ 
(General Leggett and mvself ), to be only .f 8,196.06. 

The following correspondence will show the status of the .■subscription 
pledged by Louis McLean, Esq. On the 9th day of March I went to Balti- 
more and had an interview with Mr. McLean, and on the loth of Julv wrote 
him as follows: 

"Cixcixx.\Ti, Jn/y 10. 1869. 
Louis McLean, Esq^., 

i/J Park Strcei. Bu/tiinorc. Maryland : 
Sir: — As we will on or about the first of next month decide upon a design 
and enter into a contract for the erection of the McPherson monument, I will 
ask permission to draw upon you for the amount of your subscription. Please 
notify me of the exact aniount, and through what bank I shall send draft for 
collection. 

Respectfully, 

A. HiCKENLOOPER, 

Secrctarv.'''' 



Of the Aryny of ill e Teiiuessee. j35 

[rkim.v.] 

•• IJ \i riMiiKi.. yii/y l.'i. ISi'i'.t. 
.\. llicKF.xi.oorKK, Ks(^: 

I)i \R Sir: — 1 ha\c \our t"a\<)r i>f tlu' Kjtli instant, roicivcil at ()aklaiul 
Acstcrdav, (at wliicl) place n\\ t'anulv are spcmiiiiij the Summer i. W'lieii vou 
decide upon a design for the McPherson monumeiiit I sliall he plea>ed to >.ee a 
copy of it, as of course you will haxe it photographed; and when the contract 
as actually entered into for its erection, if you will advise me, I'll remit \ ou 
tlie amount I hold for Ilie ei'Ct'tion nt" a monument at W'e^l Point. 

^'ours trulw 

Lot IS Mc Li: SN." 

[KKri.Y.j 

'•Cincinnati. yi</y -'.''. Isn'.K 
I^oi IS Ml. Li:.\N, Es(^., 

1.' J Park Street, Haiti wore. M <l .-. 

Sir: — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication 
of 1 5th ult., and woidd ha\ e answered it sooner, but delayed in order that 
I might have time to confer will) lieneral I^eggett, who I find agrees with 
me in the opinion, (and 1 liaxi- no doidit \ou will also when we come to 
understand each other I, that it wouUI he injudiciou-- lor us as individuals to 
enter into a binding contract for tlie erection ot" tliis nu)iunnent until we ha\e 
the funds under our i 111 Dtrdiatc rov/ro/ sufficient to meet the obligation, which 
we w ill tiot ha\e w itiiout the amoimt pledged by you. 

W'l' will certainly take great pleasure in forwarding you a copy of" the design 
selected, and would be pleased to have your assistance in making the selection. 
In fact I would like to have the committee to decide upon the design consist of 
Cienerals Ilazen, I.eggett, and myself for the Society, General Auckland tor 
the Clyde and Fremont subscriptions, and yourself for the Calit'ornia fund, ll' 
this arrangement will he agreeal)le to you, and you can make it convenient to 
be present when the meeting is called. I will take the necessary steps to have 
the committee thus formed. 

I sincerely hope wc will be able to get the monument under contract and 

the foundations down before cold weather sets in. which will give it an 

opportunity to settle before the superstructure is built. 

Respectfully, 

A. llu ki:ni.o()1m;k. 

Siinlarv." 

In replv to which I received a letter from (Jeneral Shcrm.ni. dated Washing- 
ton, August 6th, indorsing Louis McLean's responsibility anil action, upon 
which letter Mr. McLean made the following indorsement: 

■•()\KI.\M). .l//i'//v/ //, ISf.'.K 

When (icneral A. llickenlooper cerlilies that the contractor lor the erection 

of a monument to the late (ieneral j. I!. McPherson, at Clyde, has actually 

furnished labor and material to the \ alue of .t4..vx). I will pay over to said 

contractor on said certificate, w ith order attached, the moneys held by me in 

trust, now amounting to $4,^21. 

Lot IS Ml Li. \n. 



^^6 (Proceedings of the Society 

In reply to which I wrote (August loth) informing him tliat this arrange- 
ment ^\■ould be satisfactory to the committee. 

We have written repeatedly, but have been unable to ascertain the exact 
amount of cash in the hands of the McPherson Monument Association at 
Clyde. While we have no doubt that their pledge to raise $3,000 will be 
carried out in good faith and with a reasonable degree of promptness, your 
committee are of the opinion that, as they have individually become responsible 
for the faitht'ul execution of this contract, all subscriptions should be at once 
transferred to their custody. In reference to the monimient, vour committee 
have to report, that after due consultation and consideration it was decided to 
issue the following advertisement, which appeared on or about the 1st day of 
May in the Cincinnati, New York, Hartford, and Chicago papers: 

McPiiERsoN Monument. 
To ar/isfs. drs/'^r/iers, and -vorkers in granite: 

" The committee having in charge the erection of a monument to the memory 
of Major-General J. B. McPherson, at Clyde, Ohio, offer a premium of $300 
for the best, and $200 for the second best design, submitted on or before the 
1st day of August, 1S69. The cost of the monument not to exceed $14,000, 
and to be built of such material as the designer may select. The designs to be 
drawn to a uniform scale of one-half inch per foot, and be accompanied by 
proper specifications and estimate of cost. 

The committee reserving the right of giving the contract tor its erection at 
the sum named in the estimate in lieu of the first premium. Address A. 
Hickenlooper, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

\\\ B. Hazen, 
Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. A. 
M. D. Leggett, 
A. Hickenlooper, 

Committee^ 

In response to which we received fifty-three (^3) designs and models from 
different parts of the United States and Europe. 

We were compelled to defer the selection until such time as would suit the 
convenience of General Hazen, he being in command at Fort Harker, Kansas, 
and unable to obtain leave of absence at that particular time. 

The designs were arranged in the art gallery of Mr. Wiswell, and on the 
morning of the 24th of September, Generals Hazen, Leggett, and Buckland 
having arrived, we proceeded to make the necessary examination, and on the 
following day concluded to award the first premium and contract to T. D. 
Jones. Cincinnati, for an equestrian statue, and the second premium to Lewis 
W. Volk, of Chicago, for a shaft and statues. A few days were consumed in 
the preparation of the necessary papers, and on the 13th day of October the 
following specifications were submitted, contract signed, and bond given; and 
on the following day I accompanied Mr. Jones to Clyde, where we selected the 
exact location of the monument, where the foundation is now being laid. 



Of ill e A rmy of lii e Ten mssee . 337 

e'()Nll<.\(. !•. 
"This ai,nvciiu'nt. this ilav ciUcrcd into helwccn 'J'iioiiias 1) loiu-. ot' the 
first part, ami \V. B. Hazen. M. 1). Lcg.ij;ctt. and A. 1 lickcnlonpor. the com- 
mittee Iia\in;4 in eharj^je the erection of a monument to tlie menior\ ol" Major- 
(ieneral J. 15. Mel'herson, at CIvde. Santhiskv county. Ohio, of liie sccoml 
part, w itnest-eth : 

•■Tiiat said jiarty ot' the fu>t part herehy ajjjrees, in consideration of tiie 
payment liereinafter stipulated lor hy the said party of the second part, to 
furnish all the tools and materials, and do all the work necessary to tlie erec- 
tion of a monument to the memory of Major-(ieneral James H. MePherson, at 
Clyde. Sandusky county. Ohio, in conformity with the desii^n and model 
submitted In tlie said party ol" the first part, and approved by the party of the 
second pai-t. and the jilans and specitications therefor, which are hereunto 
annexetl and made part hereof, and all labor an.i m.iteriai. of whatever kind, 
reasonahl\ to he inlerreti or implied tVom such specitications and plans, or 
necessary to the f'ull an 1 entire completion and erection of the said monument. 
All material and labor to be to the satisfaction of such superintendent as may 
be appointed bv the said partv of the second part, to be evidenced by his 
written certificate to that cfiect. All material and work disappro\ed by such 
.superintendent to be removed from the monument and replaced with such as 
may be satisfactory to him. at the expense of said party of the first part. 

" Said party of the first jiart further agrees to make no alteration in the plans 
and specifications of this contract without the written order of the said party 
of the second jiart. nor to claim any compensation for any extra work caused 
by such alteration or modification, unless such written order be produced, 
stipulating for the exact amount of extra compensation to he paid lor such 
work and signed by both parties. 

" Said party of the second part reserves the right to make any alterations in 
the plans and specifications they may desire, but no such alterations or modifi- 
cations shall in any wa\ afiect the contract, but the same shall continue in full 
force and etlect; nor shall it in any way increase the sum to be paid under this 
contnict. unless previoush agreeii upo:i in writing, as above stipulated. Saiii 
party of the first part expressly agrees, that in no event will he claim anything 
for any damage by loss of profits by reason of the cutting oil" of any work from 
any alterations of the plans and specifications made by the party of the second 
part, as above provided for. 

" Said party of the first part agrees to commence the work forthwith, to 
complete the foundation this Fall, and to complete the same entirely to the full 
satisfaction of said superintendent and committee within the space ol eighteen 
months from the signing of this contract: and it is hereby agreed that the said 
party of the first part shall pay to the party of the second part ten ($io) 
dollars for each day's delay beyond the appointed day for the completion of 
the said work, the sum of ten ($10) dollars as liquidated dam.iges, and not by 
way of penalty. 

•' Said party of the first part further agrees that, upon the failure by hmi to 
proceed with said contract to the satisfaction of the superintendent and com- 
mittee, said party of the second part, after giving ten day's written notice ot 



33^ 



(p7'oceedines of the Society 



its intention so to do, may proceed b\- contract or day's work to complete the 
work at the expense of said party of the second part, and this contract shall 
thereupon become, at the option of the said party of the second part, utterly 
null and \oid as to said part_\' of the first part, but without any prejudice to 
an\- right of action that may accrue to the party of the second part against the 
party of the first part or his sureties. 

" And it is further expressly agreed between the parties, that in the case of 
such a dissolution of the contract, the siun. whate^•er it may be, that ma_\- ha\ e 
been paid to the part}' of the first part, shall be held to be full and complete 
satisfaction for all labor done and all materials on the ground, and the party of 
the first part shall not be entitled to demand or receive anything whatever for 
the same, but the same shall at once pass to and become the property of the 
party of the second part. 

" Said partv of the second part agrees to pay for the full and entire comple- 
tion and erection, in perfect order, of the said monument, in accordance with 
said model, plans, and specifications, the sum of ($14,000) fourteen thousand 
dollars, and no more. But they agree that the said part\ of the first part may 
solicit, in accordance with such plan as the party of the second part may 
appro\'e, the further sum of six thousand ($6,000) dollars. It being, howe\ er 
distinctly understood that said party of the second part shall not guarantee 
the raising of anv sum whatever bv said subscription, and shall not, in any event, 
become liable for any sum beyond the said fourteen thousand ($14,000) dollars. 

" Said party of the second part further agrees, upon the certificates of the 
superintendent appointed b\' them, showing that materials have been actually 
furnished and work done to the full value of six thousand ($6,000) dollars, and 
that the materials reckoned in the said sum have been entireh' j a'.d for, and 
are not subject to any lien or claim by any partv whatsoe\er, to pay to the 
said party of the first part seventy-five per centum of the amount shown by 
such certificate to have been actually expended bv the party of the first part, 
provided that the sum so paid shall ne\er be in advance of the completion of an 
amount of work bearing" the same proportion to the whole work that the sinn 
estimated for does to the whole price; and further agrees, after such first 
payment, to pay regularly every three months, upon the estimates of the 
superintendent, se^•enty-fi\■e per cent, of such estimates, subject to the pro\isions 
above made. 

"The balance of the $14,000 to be paid to the said party of the first part 
on the full and entire completion of the work and the acceptance thereof by 
the said party of the second part. 

"In testimony whereof, the said Thomas D. Jones, party of the first part, 
and the said W. B. Hazen, M. 1). Leggett, and A. Ilickenlooper, committee 
as aforesaid, party of the second part. ha\-e hereunto set their hands and seals, 
this 13th day of October. A. D. 1869. 

" Witness: 

"T. D. Jones, [l. s.] 

"A. HiCKEXLOOPER. [L. S.] 

" W. B. Hazen, [l. s.] 

"M. D. Lecjgett," [l. s.] 



Of i lie Arr.iy of the Tennessee. 2)?i9 

SIMX II- KA riONS. 
"Specifications of a momiincnt to be erected to the meinorv of Major- 
(ienerai J. B McPheison. at Clyde. Sandusky county. Ohio, in conforinitv 
with the design submitted by Thomas D. Jones, sculptor. Cincinnati. Hamilton 
county. Ohio, approved and adopted by the following named gentlemen, con- 
stituting the committee: W. !'>. llazen. M. 1). Leggett. and ,\ . Hickenlooper. 

K\C WATIOX. 

■■ The ground selected for the location of the monument to be excavated to 
a depth of tour feet eiglit inches below the surface or base of pedestal, and of 
sufficient length and breadth (twenty-two by fourteen feet) to receive the 
foundation. All surplus earth to be removed tVom said excavation, and to be 
deposited wherever required in the imneJiate vicinity of the monument. 

FOl XDATION". 

" A bed of concrete eight inches thick, to be composed of good, clean, hard, 
sound limestone, broken so as to pass through a one-and-a-half-inch ring, and 
to be well and thoroughly mixed with good hvdraidic-cement mortar, composed 
of one part (by measure) of cement, and two of good, clean, coarse sand, well 
mixed, dry and wet, with clean water, and well mixed immediately before 
using, after which the stone and mortar are to be compounded and spread on 
the ])it. twenty-two feet in length and fourteen feet in breadth, and well 
rammed with a pa\er"s rammer; all this to be done before the mortar begins to 
' set.' upon which w ill he placetl the 

MASONRY. 

Which w ill lie laid in three (3) coin-ses, the first and seconii com-ses to be of" 
the best quality of Northern Ohio limestone, in sizes of not le^s than three (3; 
feet square and one foot two and three-foin-ths inches (i.j-'^) in thickness; this 
portion of the foundation to be twenty-one feet in length b\ thirteen feet in 
width and two feet six inches (2.6) in height. 

■■ The third course will consist of the very liest quality of' Northern Ohio 
limestone, in sizes of not less than three (3) feet square and one and one-hall' 
(1.6) feet in thickness; this portion of the f'oundation to be nineteen and 
one-half feet (19.6) in length by eleven and one-half ( 1 1.6) feet in width and 
one and one-half (1.6) feet in height. The entire stone foundation to be 
twenty-one feet by thirteen feet at base and nineteen feet six inches by elcNen 
feet six inches at top or base of first granite step of pedestal, and to be four 
feet in depth. All the stone in these courses to have their beds well and 
evenly dressed throughout, so that the joints shall not exceed one-fourth inch 
in thickness, and all vertical joints to be well grouted uith. ancl .all masonry to 
be laid in the very best quality of hydraulic cement mortar. 

I'KDKSTAI.. 

"The pedestal proper, above the foundation, including the three steps, and 
all parts between them and the bronze plinth supporting the bronze group, to 
be executed in the best quality of (.^iiincy granite, of the dimensions and form 
shown upon the elevations and sectional drawings marked A and B, and 
herebv made a part of these specifications, anil more accurately described as 
follows: 



340 (proceedings of the Society 

" First base or step, eighteen feet six inches b_v ten feet six inches hv nine 
inches. 

" Second base or step, seventeen feet bv nine feet one inch bv nine inches, 

•' Third base or step, fifteen feet six inches bv seven feet bv nine inches. 

" Phnth, fourteen feet by six feet by two feet six inches. 

" Die, twelve feet four inches by four feet by three feet one inch. 

" Corona, thirteen feet six inches by live feet nine inches by one foot six 
inches. 

" Whole height of masonry of pedestal nine feet four inches. Upon the 
plinth, die, or other portions of the pedestal, are to be cut, of such dimensions 
and of such form, any inscription or lettering the committee or their agents 
may request. All joints to be securely connected with bronze anchors well 
leaded, and the granite svork to be securely tied unto the masonry filling, as 
the committee or their agent may direct. 

" The interior of the pedestal between the granite work to be filled with the 
best quality of Northern Ohio limestone, evenly dressed, in blocks of not less 
than two feet three inches square, or of sufficient length or breadth to extend 
entirely across the interior space between the granite work, with joints not to 
exceed one-fourth inch in thickness, beds well, evenl\' dressed, and laid in the 
very best quality of hydraulic cement; all vertical joints to be well grouted 
with the same quality of mortar. The whole to be surmounted by the 

HROXZE PMXTH, 

Eleven feet six inches (11.6) by three feet ten inches (3.10) in width and seven 
inches (7) in thickness, which plinth supports the 

BRfJNZE GROUP, 

Of horse and rider, the model of which is to be executed after the design or 
plaster model presented to the committee, and upon which the award was 
made, subject to the supenision of the committee or their agent, and to such 
changes and modifications as the\- may direct. The model to be in likeness of 
McPherson, and in every other respect satisfactory to the committee before 
being cast. 

"The entire groiqi, including the plinth, to be cast in the very best and most 
approved cjuality of bronze, the figure of McPherson to be eight feet in height, 
and horse in proportion. 

" The entire work to be executed in the most artistic and workmanlike 
manner, subject to the lull approbation of the committee before delivered at 
Clyde, Ohio. The contractor to furnish all the material, tools, and implements, 
of every character and description, and erect and complete the monument 
within the period of eighteen months from the signing of this contract. 

T. D. Jones, 

Scitlpfor.^^ 

It will Ijc seen, by reference to the contract, that your committee ha\e not 
obligated themselves to pay any sum in excess of .$14,000; yet, in order that we 
might obtain an equestrian statue, which, in the opinion of your committee, is 



Of t1:e Arr.iy of i'le Tennessee. 141 

niucli more appropriate than an\' otlier tliat was or eould he suhmiueil. we 
liave promised Mr. Jones our aid and assistance in raisinj;; tlie hahmee of tlie 
2|;jo,(xx) which he is to receive tor the fiiitht'iil and satistactdrv execution of lii* 
contract. And, while we liave everv confidence in Mr. Jones' al)iiilv as an 
artist, we are atVaiii he has o\ erestimated his ahilit\ as a financier, and. there- 
tore, in order that there nun- be no dehiv in tiie prompt and satisfactor\ 
cxecuticjn of the contract, we would rcspccttully uri^e upon the members of tlie 
Societ\ the necessity of procuriiiLj atlditional anil more liberal subscription*, 
and would tiirther recommend that this .SocietN now ]ias-. a resolution recpiest- 
ing Congress to donate tVom cannon captured by the troops of MiPlu-rsDn*- 
command a sufficient numl'jer out of which to cast the statue. 

.\. 1 IirKi;M.uui-Ki<. 

Sicrftiirv." 



M C Pi 1 KR S( > N M ON I MK N T. 

HickenI-ooper: 

Dec. 15. 1S6S, Balance on hand, jut la^t report. l-t-V7. 

" " ■• .Vmount of subscription recei\eii at 

Chicago. - - - - - 7- 



Mar. 12. i86y. Captain J. Hailier, 

Oct. 14. •• Colonel P. M. Ilitciicock. 
•• jy, •• Through Major W. P. Craighill— 
Lieut. -Colonel R. S. Williamson. 
Major (;. 11. Klliott, - 
Major 1). 1. Williamson, 
Major R. Dunning, 
Colonel F. E. Prime, 
Colonel J. W. Harlow. 
Colonel C. S. Stewart, 
Mr. Harrison. . - - - 

Aug. 10, iSriy. Captain Jno. Kean. 
(jeneral N\'. J. Landrum, 

Xov. iTi. ■• Interest account, ... 



Gkxkrat. M. I). Lf.ggf.tt: 

Dec. 15, 1S6S. Balance on hand, per la-t report, - $.',(/>o 04 
Nov. 16, 1S69, Interest, . . - - - 11^ V' 



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Loris McLf.an. 

Of Baltimore : 
AuCT. II, 1861^, Amount ot" his subscription, - $4.3^1 00 

'• General R. P. Buckland, for Mc- 
Pherson Monument Association of 
Clyde, ... - - 3.000 00 

Jan"\ -'o, iSrKj", Collection of drafts Centra! National- 
Bank, . - - - 
April j8, i86y. Advertising. New York Herald, - .28 So 
" " " " " •' Tribune, iS 00 
" " ''' '^ Hartford Com'ier, - 6 00 
" Cincinnati Commercial. 15 00 
" •' Enquirer, 15 00 
'' " Gazette. - 9 00 
Chronicle, 7 20 
" Chicago Tribiuie, - i^ -.5 



Copies of photographs, J.^V.^Vinder. 

Expre&sage on designs. 

Amount second premium, S.W.Volk, 

Postage to date. 

Balance. . - . - - 



Ui 



t, 





19. 


J"iy 


3'J- 


No\-. 


Iv 



16, 



$110 25 

6 GO- 

4 00 

200 00 

3 40 

fi,022 72 



Balance, 
Balance, 
Balance, 



$6,346 62: 

-.173 34 
4,321 cx> 
3.000 00 

A, HlCKE^iLOOPER, 

Si'crchrrv. 



On motion of Captain Pullen; 

Rcso/vcd, That the report of the Coniniittce o\i the ]McPhersoii 
(nonument he accepted. 

On motion of General Eldridge: 

Resolved, That Colonel Dayton, General Dodge, and General 
Buckland he appointed a committee, and are hereby authorized, 
in behalf of the Society to memoralize tlie Congress of the United 
States to donate a suliicient number of cannon captured bv the 
Armv of the Tennessee, as material with which to make an 
equestrian statue to Major-General J. B. McPherson. 

REPORT COMMITTEE ON PRIXTIXG. 

Society Army of the Tennessee, } 
Louisville, November 18, 1869. \ 
By a resolution of the Society at its last annual meeting we were appointed 
n committee to publish the proceedings of the Society at that meeting, and 



Of the Army of llie Tenv.essee. 



343 



now hcLC Il'Uvo to report tliat llu- maiui^cript copv ol' saiil |irofi.'i-iliM;4 u,i» 
placed in tlie liaiids of a piihli>;lier on tlie utli liay of Jainiar\ . iSfxj. 

In consequence of some ailiiitional matter w hich it was tliouj^lit l)est 1)\ ii> 
to atid to the re]iort, and tlie ivsettini;- of tvpe in one of the speeclics, tlic 
voricction ot' which w a^ m'IiI to us atUT the t\ pe was set, tlie wfirK was lielaveil 
mntil about Jhe loth ot' Mareh. at which time one thou--anil copies were 
<.1eli\eied to llie Corie--poiaiin'^ Sicrelai\ \\)r di-trihution to our niemhers. 

i.. M. D.WTUN. 

A. 1 Ijck i-.\i.<)iii'i:K. 

('luiiiiiiftii. 



riiLMc hciiii^ no other lnlsillc■^^ under the hc;i(l ot" reports, the 
j)rcsi(liii<;- officer aiiiioiiiicnl the next in oi"dci;is 'ciiirciit hiisiiicss." 

Oil motion of ISJ;ijoi" Wilson; 

Rcsfl/vcd, That the 'rreasmer he aiithoii/.ed and diii'cted to 
retfanster to the Permanent I'mid llie stnii ot" tliiee iiinuln-d and 
l"ort\- (lolhirs (Jfi^^o) with interest t"roni Xo\eniher y. iS6(i. ihi- 
amount ha\ iu^; heei) ori^inalh transferred fin that (hite. 

On motion ot" Colonel Tichenoi": 

/\('Sfl/vcd, That a committee ot" live he appointed to drat't reso- 
lutions cxprcssiii<^ the sense ot" the Societx at the loss, hv death, 
ot" our late President, the lamented (icneial Ka \\ liiis. sneh com- 
mittee to make its report at 6 o'clock this i". .\i. 

The Chair announced the committee to he. Colonel Tichenor. 
(ieneral (Jilcs A. Smith, (ieneral W. (.^. ( iresham. (Jeneral I"-. 1". 
Xo\es and Colonel A. J I. Markland. 

On motion ot" (Jeneral M. 1". I'orce: 

I^i'so/vcd, That to iemo\ e an existiuo^ doidit in rci^ard to the 
nieanin<j of the Constitution of the Society, it is declared that 
"The .\rin\ of the Tennessee."" as nscd in the lirst article ot the 
Constitution, includes otliceis of the statV dejiartments in the 
I'nited .States service on dut\ at the hascs of supplies of that 
arm\ . 

The Chair then announced the Society ready for the election ot 
officers for the cnsuin<r year. 

On motion of (Jeneral Smith: 

Jvcsolvcd. That the perscms selected and reconnnended tor 
officers hv the committee appointed for that purpose In- and are 
herehy elected. 

The resolution was carried 1)\ acclamation hetore he sncci-eded, 
though (ieneral Sherman endeavored, to decline, I le. how c\ er. 
said: 



J44 (Proceedings of the Society 

IMr. Chairman and Gentlemen: — I suppose that this is what 
vou call "snap judgment." I had intended to rise and ask you, as a 
special favor, to excuse me. I am now the commandln<^ GeneraS 
of the regular army, and for a time commanded four distinct 
hranches of an armv, each of which is represented by societies 
similar to the one before me. I confess that I have a strong leaning 
toward the Arm',- of the Tennessee, and I think I have a right to. 
[Applause.] But, at the same time, I respect all the others in the 
same measure, and I know vou appreciate that spirit. [Renewed 
applause.] It is a question in \\\\ mind whether or not I com- 
promise these others somewhat in accepting the position which 
you have so kindlv tendered me. Men who are formed into 
societies are jealous of each other and of their officers. I do not 
wisli by an\- pulilic acts of mine to express a preference for either, 
for all are alike. They have stood with me side by side, we have 
slept upon the same ground, lived at the same frugal board and 
fought under the same colors. At our meeting last Winter, at 
Chicag-o, I thought we had accomplished the full measure of our 
glory. It was a glorious meeting, all jovful, all congenial, all cor- 
dial, in fact, a little too cordial [laughter] until its close. We had a 
glorious good time, and I thought it about the last of our vSociety, 
but I am astonished^agreeablv astonished — to Hnd so manv here 
in this hall to-da\', and to ihid \ ou voting vour ten dollars to the 
Societ}' as though it were nothing. [Laughter.] I am glad to sa}' 
that if I can do anvthing to aid vou I shall be most happv to do so. 
I will travel any distance to have the pleasure of being with you, 
but if yi>u can excuse me from this generously offered honor, I 
will be much ol)liged to vou. 

This is a social organization. Vou are not bound to obey your 
superior officer; and I would like to see you fix your choice on 
some Captain, Colonel or Brigadier-General. Any of them 
named in the list of Vice-Presidents would make a noble Presi- 
dent. I see before me hundreds, any one of whom would preside 
with dignity over this vSocietv. Therefore I ask vou to relieve 
me. I know you feel kindlv toward me, and I reciprocate the 
teeling; for we are all here in svmpathy and in harmony. Then let 
me ask again to decline this honor, for the present, at least, and 
let me ask you to select, out of that list or some other, one to pre- 
side over your deliberations the next vear. However, if you 
insist, I can but submit to your wishes, though I assure you that I 
prefer it otherwise. 



Of the Arr.iy of iiie Te;r.iessee. 345 

Major Xiines remarked: 

Mk. Chairman: — As (jcncral Slicnnaii has so often conic to 
our relief, it looks imj^ratct\il to refuse to relieve him. hut we all 
know that with his militarv ahilitv he was tulls' coiiH)etent to 
commaiuK as he commanded tlie Arnn of the Tennessee, the 
Arm\ of ihc Cumberland, the Armv of the Ohio, and I think 
von will ati^ree w ilh me in savin<2^ that he can now become Pres- 
ident to all of their societies. [Applause.] He has jrenius and 
talents enoui^h to preside over them all. [Renewed applause.] 

There was no disposition to allow General Sherman to decline: 
to the contrarv, all seemed clamorous that he should accejit. and 
were enthusiastic in their demonstrations and wishes. 

The presiding ofVicer announced the otlicers elected lor the 
en.suing vear to be as follows: 

(xeneral W. T. Sherman. U. S. A. 

r Vrr- Presidents, 
Major-General G. M. Dodjj^e. 
Major-Gcneral C. C. Walcutt, 
Colonel John Mason Loomis. 
Bri<)^adier-Geneial J. N. Ru>k. 
Colonel D. C. Coleman, 
Brigadier-(jeneral W.J. Landrum. 

Recori/iui;- Serrelary, 

Colonel L. ^^. Dayton. I'. S. A. 

( 'orrespoi/di/ii^' Secretary. 

IJrigadier-Cjcneral A. Hickenlooj^er. 

7^reas//rer. 

Major-(ieneral M. F. Force. 

He then invite;! and welcomed (ieneral Slierman to the cluiir. 
who. in acce]5ting the position, --aid: 

It seems to be m\ fate to again comm:md the .\rm\ ol tlie 
Tennessee, and wliile 1 submit to your will. I ;ivsure yui tiiat. at 
the end of the year. I shall again press the same plea. I will now 
take the chair. I hope the business of the day is nearly over. 
Hut liefore takiii"- mv seat I will s;iv that tlu' diw before I left 



346 ([Proceedings of the Society 

Washington T called upon the President of the United States, 
and found him well and perfectly comfortable, not at all bowed 
down by the cares of office. He remarked that he would like to 
come along, but could not do so, as members of the Cabinet were 
daily consulting him about business, members of Congress arri- 
ving, and a great manv strangers coming from a distance to see 
him. In a like manner the Secretary of War sends his wishes to 
vou. He begged me to sav that which vou all know, nothing but 
an absolute press of business could have kept him awav. I will 
also read some dispatches, which I am sure you would like to 
hear: 

Carboxdale, Illinois. Xoveitibcr 17, 1S69. 
Gex. Hickenlooper, Col. D.xyton', and Gen. P.\rker, 

Ga/f House: 
I intended to leave yesterda\- for Louisville, but could not. My health is 
such that I dare not risk travel in such a storm as we had here. I am much 
disappointed not to be with the Armv ot" the Tennessee at their meeting, and 
hope another meeting will not again soon pass by without the pleasure ot" being 
with you. Mj kindest regards to all the old army. 

Jno. a. Logan. 



Washington, Xoveinber 17, 1S69. 
General J. ]SL Harlan: 

I regret exceedingly that public duties prevent my presence with vou. A 
kind greeting to all my companions-in-arms. 

O. O. Howard, 
Brevet ^lajor-General U. S. A. 



New York, Xovemher 17. 1869. 
General \V. T. Sher.man: 

Total collections, if all paid, which I deem pretty certain, will reach fortv- 
three thousand and two hundred dollars. This includes eight thousand dollars 
already sent General Grant by H. Grinnell. The balance I will collect and 
send him next. Am called away by the death of my tather, and am unable to 
close up. You should be sure to make up about eight thousand dollars. 

Daniel Butterfield. 

The order of current business was again taken up, and on 
motion of Colonel Bristow: 

Resolved. That the President of this Society be, and is hereby, 
requested to appoint a committee of five to consider and mature 
a plan for erection of a suitable monument to the memorv of our 
late beloved President, General John A. Rawlins, and that said 



Oj the Army of the Tennessee. 347 

coinniittcc he recjiicsted to report to the next aiimuil iiu-etiii;,' of 
the Society. 

The President announced as the connnittee Colonel 15. II. 
Bristow, General E. F. Noyes, (Jeneral (iiles A. Smith. (General 
E. S. Parker and General W. Q_. Greshani. 

The Secretary read the lollo\vin<r connniinication: 

Loi isviLLE, Xoicwbcr IS, ISG'.). 
To the President Society of the Ariiiv of the 7'eiiiiessee : 

Sir: — Please announce to the Society that the Western Union Tclej,'raph 
Company will transmit, tree of charge, the family and social mes.sagos of its 
members, and also dispatches relating to the proceedings of the reunion in 
this city. 

Respectfully yours, 

JXO. \'AN I loKN K. 

dene rut Su piriiiteitdent . 

A vote of thanks was given Mr. \"an Ilorne. 

Colonel Dayton offered the follow in^,^: 

ResoIvCiL That "article first" of the B\ -Laws of the Society he. 
and is hcrehy annidled, and that in lien thereof ■•article first" of the 
By-Laws shall read as follows: All persons applying, previous to. 
on, or after the annual meeting of the Society in 1S70, for enrollment, 
shall pay a memhership fee of ten dollars; that the annual dues shall 
continue to be one dollar, and persons a}:)plying for memhership 
shall pay back dues; that all fees ;ind dues are pav;dile to the 
Recording Secretary, and all money received h\ him on accoimt 
of the Society shall he transterred to the Treasurer: and that ;dl 
money received as tees shall h\" the Treasurer lie added to the 
Permanent Fund. 

The motion was seconded, when Ca})tain Klinck mov ed the reso- 
lution be tabled. 

Colonel Joel requested that Colonel I)a\ton e\])lain to the 
members the object of his resolution. 

Colonel Dayton said that in explanation he would state, that 
at the first annual meeting a resolution was adopted rec|iiiring the 
Corresponding Secretary to address each member, reijuesting 
them to contribute 'n\(z dollars each, this money to form a perma- 
nent fund for the Society, the aggregate and record of wliich tiie 
Treasurer has given you in his repint^-. This fee and annual dues 
for the old members \yill amount to ten dollars each in the yeai' 
1S70. These older members have also gi\en much time and 



348 (Proceedings of the Society 

incurred much personal expense in getting the Society permanently 
organized as it now is, and while we have freely and willingly 
done this, I think it only just that all members should pay equal 
amounts into the treasvxry. 

New members are coming to us yearly, and there is difficulty 
in explaining to them the matter of back dues, and the adoption 
of this resolution is only what is needed. This is the object and 
only object in view. 

Captain Klinck withdrew his motion, and Colonel Reynolds 
calling the question, the resolution was adopted without division. 

On motion of General Dodge: 

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to raise money for 
the benefit of the family of our late President, General John A. 
Rawlins, said committee to consist of one from each of the North- 
western States; that the money so raised be considered as an 
addition to the Rawlins fund of New York, and it be an object to 
increase that fund to fifty thousand dollars. 

The President appointed the following gentlemen as said com- 
mittee: Major-General G. M. Dodge, Brigadier-General Ben. 
Spooner, Colonel John Mason Loomis, Major-General C. C. 
Walcutt, Colonel D. C. Coleman, Major-General J. M. Thayer, 
Major-General J. W. Sprague, Colonel Thomas Reynolds, and 
Major-General J. M. Oliver. 

On motion of General Buckland: 

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to draft 
resolutions, for the action of the Society, expressive of the feeling 
upon learning of the death of Colonel James Peckham, a member 
of the Society. 

On motion of General Spooner: 

The President appointed as the committee. General Buckland. 
Colonel Joel, and General McFall. 

Resolved, That the earnest thanks of the Society are hereby 
tendered the Executive Committee, who have had charge of the 
arrangements of this reunion, and to the members of other armies 
and societies who were associated with them, for the energy, zeal, 
and intelligence with which they have de\'oted themselves to 
providing for the pleasure of the members at this meeting. 

On motion of Colonel Markland: 

Resolved, That the thanks of the Society are accorded to the 
A arious railway and steamboat companies that have transported 



Of the Army of" !hc Tennessee. 349 

Diir mcnibers to this reunion at reduced rates. an<l also to tlieii' 
-■jjecial rcprcsentatix e'- of the chtVereiit hues centeiiii^ at Louis- 
ville. 

On motion of (ieneial Spra<^ue: 

Resolved, That the recortls ol" this meeting, made I)\ the Reeoid- 
in^" Secretar\', he puhlished h\- the PreNident and ReeordiuL;; 
.Secretary, as usual, and that the\ are authorized to thaw on the 
Treasurer t\)r monev to defray the expense thereof, and that the 
C()rrespondinu^ Secretar\- forward the rejiort. when puhlislied. to 
the members of the Societ\ . 

On motion of (leneral 1 lickenlooper: 

Resolved, That the Recording Sccretaiy is authoiized to eau^e 
i^ix hundred copies of the certificate of membership to be printed, 
and the Treasurer is authorized to pay for liie same out ol tlie 
funds of the Society, ami that meml>ers entitled to and de--irinLj 
certificates be reqnired to i)ay to the Recording Secretary two 
dollars each. 

On motion of General Hickenlooper: 

Resolved. That everv member entitled to and desiring a coi)y ol 
the combined report of the meeting at Chicago be reipiired to pa\ 
to the Recording Secretar}- the sum of one dollar for the same, 
and thereon he issue an order upon the Corresponding Secretary 
for a cop\- of the same. he. the Correspomling Secretary, to hn-- 
Avard the book to the applicant. 

On motion of General Rice: 

Resolved, That the Secretary tender our greetings to kindred 
societies of other armies, and invite the attendance of their mem- 
bers to our meetings. 

There being no further business lor the Society to transact. 

On motion: 

Resolved. That the Society stand adjourned until -i\ o'ch.ck 
this evening, at this hall. 



IN MEMORIAM. 



DEATH OF JOHN A. RAWLINS. 



John A, Rawlins, President of the Society of the Army of the 
Tennessee, departed this life in the city of Washington, at twelve 
minutes past four o'clock on the afternoon of September 6, 1869. 

It may well be said that the universal feeling on the receipt of this 
intelligence was that of profound and poignant grief and regret, for 
he had served his country well, and possessed the esteem of all who 
had known him, even those beyond the links of our cherished Society. 

General Rawlins was born on the 13th day of February, 1831, near 
Galena, Illinois. His father being without fortune or a profession, 
General Rawlins did not enjoy the advantage of a good education, 
as men of note usually do, but was compelled to pass his youth, even 
almost into manhood, in the varied labors of a farmer. However, 
the mind that afterward indicated him a great man was restless 
imder this restriction, and lost no opportunity for self-improvement. 

With the meagre preparation of one Winter in a common school 
and two terms in the Mount Morris Seminary, he entered the office 
of I. P. Stevens, of Galena, as a law student, in the Fall of 1S57. 
Superior qualities of mind were the developments of ever_v footstep 
of his own hewn pathway, and bright promising progress attended 
his industry. In the discussion of political questions prior to the 
war, his just appreciation of national integrity identified him with 
those who labored to maintain the Government, and gave him an 
enviable record. 

In the fearful and alarming times of the latter months of i860, 
and the Winter and Summer of 1S61, true to his principles of patriot- 
ism, he was among the first and most persistent at his post of duty, 
and in raising and organizing troops to defend the national honor. 
In the month of September, 1861, he was called to the staft' of 
General Grant, at Cairo, Illinois, as an Assistant Adjutant-General, 
ranking as a Captain of volunteers. From this time his course was 
a continual advancement, and he passed through the several grades 
of commission until, when his chief was made commander of the 
United States army, he was made chief of staff, ranking as Brigadier 
and Brevet Major-General. And Avhen that chief was called to pre- 



side as the Chief Magistrate of the nation, lie hroiij;ht to iiis assi-tancc 
his trusted associate during the rebellion as his war niinuster. 

CJeneral Rawlins was the first chosen President of our Society, its 
act proclaiming him so being a resolution passed at the organization 
of the Society, at Raleigh, North Carolina, in April, iiif>-^, in the 
following terms : 

'' /^eso/zed. That Hrigadier-(jeneral Jolin A. Rawlins. l\ S. A. 
chief of staff to the Lieutenant-(rcneral, in consideration of his 
eminent serx'ices in connection with the Army of the Tennessee, and 
also for his ability for the position, be the President of this Society." 

It was the motion of Major-General F. P. Blair, and adopted 
unanimously. Thus he was connected with both the Army of tlic 
Tennessee and our Society from their beginning to the end of his life. 

His services to the country won for him a national renown, ami 
his well-knoM'n devotion to our Society a united and uni\er-al ]<)\e 
fron» us. 

But he was destined to enjoy the fruits of his labor only a briel 
period. Disease, induced by his devotion to duty, hard services, and 
exposures, had secured its victim; death had grasped its shining 
mark, and our beloved President was dead. Indeed, gone early to 
his grave, but surrounded by his army associates and personal friends, 
his death was of tliat peaceful nature always granted a true christian. 

The burial rites were of the high honor performed by the Govern- 
ment, conducted by the General of the Army. He has gone from 
us forever, and we have lost his counsel, but we cherish his memory, 
for we mourn a true friend, patriot, and associate worthy of alJ the 
tribute we giNC. 



2^2 ''Proceedings of the Society 

Society of the Army of the Tennessee, } 
Louis\iLLE, November IS, 1860, 6 o'clock J^. m. \ 

The Society met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to- 
order by the President, who announced the object of the Society 
coming- together at this time was to hear the annual address by 
(leneral Noves, the address of the Cavalry ' Corps Society by 
Colonel Brown, and the eulogy upon our late President, to be 
delivered by his associate, General Parker. 

The meeting was opened by the President requesting the Rev. 
W N. 'Badger to offer prayer. 



Almighty and ever-living God, author and giver of every good 
and perfect gift, without whom nothing is strong and nothing 
holy, look in mercy, we pray Thee, upon us. We thank Thee 
for the blessings we enjoy, and for the j^rosperity Thou hast vouch- 
safed to our land. We thank Thee that Thou hast permitted so 
many of us to come together in this assembly. We thank Thee, 
oh God, for all the blessings thou hast showered upon us as indi- 
viduals and as a people. Let Thy blessings rest upon all the doings 
of this Society, and help us to promote the happiness and welfare 
of the people among whom we dwell, that all our acts may meet 
Thy approliation, and we have everlasting life, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord: Amen. 

This was followed by tlie Hrst in the programme. 

MUSIC. 

Reveille by the drum corps and piece by the band. 

The President introduced General Noves. who spoke as follows: 

ADDRESS OF GENERAL NOYES. 

Mr. Pkesioent a.m> Comrades of the Army of the Ten- 
.N'p:ssee: — It is fast coming to be an acknowledged principle of 
action among all civilized people — especially sustained by popular 
sentiment in the United States — that nothing less than the neces- 
sity to prescrye national intcgrit\ , national honor, or the pul)lic 
peace, can justify a rcT-;-ort to war. And, however much this prin- 
ciple is liable to be warpetl or peryerted among nations whose 
torms ut goveinmcnt and geographical positions make them 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. •^53 

jcak>us of picservin<^ an c\ cm balance of power, tlicrc is oidi- 
naiilv little (lan;j;cr of mistake or abuse anionj; a people like our 
own. educated to beliex e that in ])eace onl\ can we liml nur 
hij^hest material prosperit\. oui" greatest intellectual and nmral 
development. 

In thei;reat ci\ il stru^^'le thioutih which >>ur nation has recentK 
passed. inte<;rit\. honor and j)eace were all at slake, foi' turbulent 
communities had rallied under stranj^e banners. deridiuL; and 
insulting- the old ila^ ot" the fathers, proclaiming^ their hostilitx to 
the (lovernment of the I'nited Slates, threateniui^ bv force of 
arms a peinianent dixision of our territor\ . and seekin<r to estab- 
lish within the limits of tlu' I'nited States separate and indepen- 
dent sovereignties. Toprexent the successful consummation of 
these schemes the buttles of war were sounded, and the l<>n<^ roll 
t)f battle drums was biMteii. It is useless f )r us at this late day to 
consider what persons or sections weie responsible tor the 
alienated affections and ])olilical diHerences whicli linalls culmin- 
ated in ci\ il w ar. It is sufHcient to say that our dissensions were 
considered bv the South tocj '^YL-wi to be settled in the councils ot 
the nation, and her people resoKed uj^on the arbitrament ot the 
sword. It is not unfrecpicntly said that the conflict mi.i,dit have 
been prevented had more temperate counsels prevailed in either 
section of the countr\ . that unimportant concessions, made in the 
proper s])irit. mi^ht ha\e bridijed the danj^er over. With all 
deference to such oj)inions. I do not think so. Possibly the 
struc^^gle miL;ht ha\ e been postponed, Init it could not ha\e been 
prevented, liider a republican form of <i-overnment like our 
ow n. and in a count r\ like this, in order for lasting; peace, it is 
indispensable that there sliould be connnunity of interest, simi- 
laritv of institutions, and substantial agreement in social C(»nditions. 
Prior to the war there was a prevailin^^ sentiment in the North, 
and one not unfretiuently entertained in the South, that slavery 
was contrary to the <,^enius and ojiposed to the hii,diest development 
of a free people. The minds of our ablest statesmen, in both 
sections, had lon;^ been directed to the sidiject. it had been lari^ely 
discussed, and often legislated upon, various methods to rid us ot 
the disturbing clement had been commended, from the abolition 
schemes of Northern radicals to the emancipatiou iirojects ot stich 
men as Henry Clay. Put under our national constitution, and 
with due regard to the riirhts of States, it is doubtful whether 



354 Proceedings of the Society 

human wisdom could have devised any way of immediate success 
in eradicating- what was regarded as an evil. It had, however, 
been circumscrilied and enfeel^led by congressional enactments, 
while its prosperitv, and perhaps its life, required diftusion and 
the extention of territorial limits. After this method, it might, 
and probablv would, have passed finally out of existence in one 
or two generations, but, until the beginning of the war, the con- 
flicting interests of opposing civilizations kept the public mind in 
constant fermentation, were the fruitful source of sectional 
animosities, and the subject of oft repeated and bitter denun- 
ciation. 

I do not prt)pose to violate the proprieties of this occasion by 
treading on forbidden ground, and shall not undertake to speak 
of the institution of slavery in any of its moral aspects. I have 
onh' alluded to such facts regarding it as are recognized and 
admitted, and as have a direct l)earing upon our blotxly contest. 
We do not arraign the people (jf the South to-night for any wrong 
done to the negro, nor are we disposed to hold them responsible 
for cherishing an institution which this generation had inherited 
from its ancestors, and which they had been educated to believe 
sanctioned bv the laws of God and man alike. We do not wonder 
that they felt aggrieved by the imposition of territorial restrictions 
upon the svstem to which thev were so attached, or that they 
were jealous of the ever-widening area of that great northwestern 
territory forever dedicated to freedom, and so soon to become the 
repository of the political power of the nation. We would now, 
so far as may be, surround oursehes with their circumstances and 
conditions, and then judge them kindlv. But when all this is done, 
we must still hold them responsible for inaugurating, without 
sutficient provocation, a civil war, long and terrible and bloody, 
whicli cost us more than a million valuable lives, which fill the 
South with graves and the whole country with mourning, creating 
heavy burdens, and necessitating a debt which this generation 
will hardly be able to pav. Any other view than this belittles the 
cause in which we endured so much, and for the success of which 
we imperiled everything. 

If it shall happen that our contending armies, descended from 
a common ancestry, and inheritino- a common o^lory, shall have 
cemented with their blood the affections of a divided people, 
insuring to all the enjoyments of like grandeur and prosperity in 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. _^55 

a C()untr\" otic and iiulix isiMc toicvcr, tliL-ii w c how in rcvt-ri-iit 
thankfulness to the (Iccicl-s oI that Pio\ kIlikc- wliicli k'd us 
through atHiction and the sha(lt)\\ oi death to \\\\-~ grand consum- 
mation. 

Hut. m\ comrades, we meet in this tourth annual gathering of 
our Arm\' Societ\' to once more touch mir heaits toocihcr, to 
re\ ive the associations, to renew the tViendships, and lekindle the 
aflections \vhich characterized and ha\ e made historical the 
achievements of the Army of tlu' Tennessee. Strangely are our 
memories clouded with visions of w ar. We recall the stirring 
events of iS6i. the great uprising of the peojile in response to 
the hoarse challenge of guns in Charleston harhor. We see our 
voung men gathering from every hillside'and valley of the Xorlh, 
from everv avocation and condition of lite, inspired h\ one amhi- 
tion, animated with one determination — to save our country Irom 
ruin and its flag from dishonor. Law ofHces were changed into 
recruiting stations; ph\sicians neglected the sick : ministers almo-t 
forgot to preach of a judgment to come, as they appealed to the 
patriotic impulses of their congregations; puhlic halls resounded 
with the tread of soldiers drilling for war; puhlic scpiares and 
picnic groves were camping grounds tor a gathering army; the 
business of civil lite was suspended, and the nation held its hreath 
in sad foreboding of impending disaster; they who for years had 
croaked of dissolution and predicted war. became the w ise men 
and prophets of the hour. There is a twinge of the heait w hile 
we remember the partings of families and friends, as the dearest 
loved and most depended on went away, perhaps never to return 
again. 

In such a time was horn the grand old Army of the Tennessee, 
whose career has not been surpassed in any age or country; 
whose soldieih discipline, moral (lualities and unity o| action w ill 
be histf)ric precedents when this generation shall ha\ e passed 
away. 

From a varietv of circumstances this army has a peculiar his- 
tory, as it had a remarkable experience. No military organi/ation 
was ever, more fortunate in its commanding itllicers; all ot them 
men of genius and character, fully imbued with tlu- spirit 
of the cause f<jr which they fought, capable of appreciating 
the splendid ciualities of the troops they commanded, and able so 
to control and direct them as to secure the victory which they 



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finally gained. And then the theatre of operations — extending 
from Northern Missouri to \"icksburg, from the terminus of 
Banks' expedition up tlie Red river far eastward across the coun- 
try to the sea — gave scope and variety to its service, employment 
to its manifold energies, and opportunity for the development of 
military science, never better applied than in the campaigns of 
this army. Composed mainly, as it was, of Western troops, it 
possessed the characteristics of Western men. It was determined 
and resolute and hardy; impatient of opposition, and ready 
always for great risks to overcome it; though contending against 
as brave a foe as ever shoulilered a musket or drew a sword, it 
could not brook standing day after day in front of the enemy's 
line of fire while its ranks were decimated, its life-blood drawn, 
and no ground or advantage gained; but when it came within 
musket range of its foes, it fixed bayonets and charged down 
upon them; if swamps intervened, it corduroyed or waded through 
them to fight on the other side; if the enemy was intrenched on 
the opposite bank of a great river, it crossed on flatboats, in the 
face of his guns, and drove him from his works; if he established 
himself on the summit of high mountains, our unbroken lines 
swept up their precipitous sides to victory, or covered the ground 
with their dead and wounded; if strong fortifications and frowning- 
batteries confronted them, their General demanded unconditional 
and immediate surrender, or proposed to move upon the works. 

How it all comes back to us, from that well-remembered begin- 
ning at Belmont, under the immediate direction of General Grant, 
to the grand re\'iew at the nation's Capital when the victorious 
army returned to receive the plaudits of a grateful people! 

Again, we are marching our fifteen hundred miles in the State 
of Missouri, breaking up the incipient camps of rebel soldiery, 
capturing forces yet unarmed, chasing organized commands 
beyond the limits of the State, or following in the wake of Jim 
Lane's army, where nothing but an imported chicken or its 
descendants shall ever crow again. 

In the beautiful sunlight, under a cloudless sky, we join the 
column of steamers which is bearing Pope's Army of the Mississ- 
ippi down the great river to engage in those splendid operations 
at New Madrid and Island lo, which went far toward open- 
ing up a highway to the gulf, and in establishing the reputation 
of t)ne of the very ablest and most patriotic Generals of the war. 



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As the Army of tlic Mississippi coiit rihutcd ii,. imimpoit;mt 
clement to llie Anny ofllu- 'reiniesscc, it is n,,t impiu])er (ir 
impertinent to s;i\ that we du not lenieinliei' to have seen an\ 
separate army operatinjj^ witli <;ieatei- oneness of purpose and 
harmony of actit)n than this; and, unch-r its ahle commander, its 
<Hsciphuc was sucli as to lit it t'oi- its suhsetpieiit eareer. W'e 
remember its encampments and hi\ duacs. al\va\ s in donl>le hnes. 
with a reserve, so tliat in case ot" sudch-n attack the men conUl 
leap from their tents to lind theniseh es in the onU'r ot' battle. 
This may have been of little consetpience later in the war. when 
lon<^ experience had tans^ht the army to form rapidK and w itli 
precision under lire, but with raw recruits, and subordinate (»tlicers 
unacquainted with military taclics, it seems to nie not an unim- 
portant consideration. 

In our imaginations or our memories we are back al I'lnts 
Ilcnry and Donelson. witii Urioadier-General (irant, in iS6j; we 
take part with him in those <^rand \ictorics, the news of w hich 
s<t'nt a thrill of joy to every loyal heart in the broad land: we sliare 
the varying fortunes of the Army of the Tennessee at Pittsburg 
Landing, where perseverance, determination and indomitable 
courage changed what might have been irreparable disaster into 
one of the most brilliant successes of the war: we tight and win, 
under the brave aiul conrth Rosecrans, tlie blood\ battles of luka 
and Corinlii: we aie once more on the l>anks nf the father of 
Waters, or Iving beside the tle:idl\ ^"a/.oo. while the \'icksbnrg 
batteries bclhnv out a hoarse and derisive greeting as the I'nion 
;u"my takes up its position. Tiie enem\. w ith his impregnable 
defenses in the rear, with his guns coveiing the river, and pre- 
cluding, as he thinks, the possi])ilit\ of passage, laughs at the 
forces which he sees gathering abi)ut his works. lie does not 
fidlv know of what stnft' these troops are made, and does not 
realize that the\ ha\e come rememl>ering nothing but victories, 
iind determined to concpier this stronghold of the rebellion or 
perish in the attempt; that they are commande<l by a (leneral who 
has not learned to fail, but who alwa\s insists upon lighting it out 
on his ow n line. Our gunboats and tiansports attempt and make 
the passage under the hostile guns, though some, ridtlled and 
blown to pieces, go blazing to the bottom of tiie ri\er. 'i'hen 
followed in rapid succession the battles of Tort (Jibson. Ka\mond. 
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Vicksburg is C(impletcly invested, and finally surrenders, with its 
-:5i,ooo troops, on the anniversary of our national independence. 
This campaign, probably the most brilliant of those conducted bv 
General Grant in person, established for him, beyond all qucstiou 
or cavil, a reputation for militarv genius and the highest soldierly 
qualities, to which even the lirilliancv of his subsequent achieve- 
.mcnts could add but little. 

But the career of the Army of the Tennessee does not end with 
Vicksburg. Under its second great commander it wins fresh 
laurels at Missionary, Ridge and Lookout Mountain, and in reliev- 
ing the army besieged at Knoxville. Under the lamented Mc- 
Pherson, in. the ever-memorable campaign of Atlanta, it takes 
conspicuous and honorable part in that continuous fight from 
Dalton down to Jonesboro, in a country which nature seems to 
have designed especially for defensive purposes, with its parallel 
ridges, whose wooded and rocky sides are well-nigh impassable, 
and upon whose tops were always found the long lines of rebel 
intrenchments. 

Who of the Army of the Tennessee will soon forget the frown- 
ing ramparts of Kenesaw Mountain or the bloody engagement 
beneath its shadow? Who does not rememlier those quiet, starlit 
nights, when the tired soldiers of our army were asleep, dreaming 
of home and distant loved ones, suddenly disturbed by the thunder 
of the enemy's cannon upon the summit of the mountain, and the 
almost instant reply of a hiindred and fifty pieces of artillerv 
from our lines in the valley below, sending their blazing answers 
through the sky to where the bursting shells resembled the erup- 
tion of Vesuvius? 

I could, from very aftection, embrace to-night those old "swamp 
angels' in Osterhaus' Division, the reverberation of whose loud- 
est voices were music in our ears, tln)ugh we kne^v they were 
hurling the missiles of death. 

At last Sherman swings his "whip-lash" round the mountain, 
and the work is done, only to be renewed, however, a few days 
later, and a little further on. 

We recall that ^^nd of Jidv, ever memorable and ever doubh' 
sad, because it cost us the life of our third commander, a soldier 
who lived long enough, however, to achieve an immortality of 
fame, and at whose death one who could aftord the commenda- 



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tion said, "I have lost my licvt iViond. and tlu- cuiiiilix its lust 
soldier." 

Sooii Atlanta is ours, the <;atcs of tiic ConlVderacx are ^w nii;; 
^vide open, and tlie lari^er portion ol" dui' ainn coinnn-nei's its 
famous march to the sea. lu this rolliekinj^ jjicnic expedition 
there was just enough of figrhtiiiof for variet\, enouj^h of iiardshi]) 
to give zest to the rci:)i>se wliich follow cd it. and enouL(h i>f ludierous 
adventure to make its memorv a constant source of ^ratitication. 
I have no doubt that "Sherman's hummers" will he an important 
teature in fourth ot |ul\ celeI)rati(Mis for a linndied \ cars to come; 
that I)o\ s will shout and olil men cheer as the counterfeit sojdierv 
come to the ground laden with chickens and honc\, molasses 
and hams, ilour and jiotatoes. ])igs and confectionery, and an 
occasional t^agon of wine, carcfulK concealed from the command- 
ing officer. 

And we do not. m\ comrades, forget our own corps at 
Allatoona, whose heroic conduct received such distinguislu'd 
compHment from the Commanding (Jeneral; or the \ ital services 
rendered 1)\ those brave olbcers and men who did not go on the 
march to the sea, but returned to tight desi)eratel\ at Nasln ille, 
imd who took part in the subsequent o|)erations against Hood, 
under George II. Thomas, than whom no Cieneral of the war has 
a cleaner record, and whose place in the respect and regard of the 
countr\ will never l)e supplantt-d. We are mindt'ul of those who 
early in the war bore themselves so valiantly at Pea Ridge: who 
subsequently became a part of our army, giving us Osterhans. 
Carr, Steele, Asboth, and that modest, but splendid soldier, (J. M. 
Dodge, whose fame is a prominent })art of the history ot the 
Army of the Tennessee, and whose command ren.lered as impor- 
tant service as an\ that fought during the war. XW- do not 
forget the gallant division which went with the cbixalric .\. J. 
vSniith, under Banks, on the unfortunate Kcd river expedition, 
where it helped to secure the safe retreat of the army, and to 
relieve the navv w ith its boats aground: or the command which, 
under the same leailer, after the battle of Nashville, fought at 
Mobile. 

We recall the noble beaiing of our dashing cavalrv. under 
Wilson, Garrard, Kilpatrick, and (nierson, the prince of raiders. 

We remember to-night the career of the Army of tiie Tennessee, 
from its organization to its muster out, and it is among the proud- 



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est of our recollections that we served and sutlered and triumphed 
with it. 

I have said that no armv was ever more fortunate in its com- 
manders. It was organized and led to its early victories hy 
General Grant, who, at the close of the rebellion, having won 
with his sword the proud title of first in war, was accorded by 
his grateful countrvmen the position of first in peace. And now. 
as President of the United States, he bears himself with the same 
modest self-reliance, the same integrity of purpose and character, 
practical good sense and dignity of demeanor, which character- 
ized him during the war. He does not find it necessary to define 
his position in frequent public speeches, or by cards in newspapers 
to answer the vile slanders of gamblers in gold and other thieves 
of the revenue. His old soldiers know that he will always be 
found honest and capable, true to his convictions, and brave to 
carry them out. 

Our second commander is now at the head of the army, having 
achieved a world-wide reputation for military genius and know- 
ledge of the art of war. The popular judgment has decided that, 
as a commander of troops in the field, for active operations, he 
certainh' has no superior, and perhaps no equal. 

McPherson, in the promise of his magnificent manhood, but 
already famous as a great leader, gave his life to the cause of his 
country dying as the hero should, in the glory of battle. While 
our Society erects over his hallowed grave a monument commem- 
orative of his name and fame, the people of this and other lands 
will cherish the memory oi his noble bearing, brilliant record, and 
all too early death. 

Howard, the Christain soldier and philanthropist, having gath- 
ered tbe laurels of war. is deyoting himself to the intellectual 
development and moral education of the race he helped to emanci- 
pate and save. 

Logan, the last of our commanders, the dashing general of 
volunteers — brave, determined and able — is honoring the nc^ble 
State which honors him in the councils of the nation. 

There are many other names which come to our lips: Blair, who 
was always with us; McClernard, Hurlbut and Curtis, who com- 
manded troops which at some time belonged to our army; and 
that other distinguished soldier, a part of whose fame we desire 
to appropriate, by reason of relationship or association, and who 



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honors us by his presence to-ni<jht. Lieutenant-(iener;il Sheridan. 

I can not pause to mention tlie nian\ (h\ i^ion and otlier suhor- 
dinate comnianders. !>rave and etheienl all, \\ ho contributed so 
much toward the final victor\ . J'heir services have been reco<(- 
nized and appreciated, and will not soon be forj^otten. 

I would not pass without ;^ratet"ul remembrance that vast bodv 
of men, who. without titles or the hope of reward, fou<fht. and 
marched, and sufleretl, and man\ of whom died for their countr\, 
whose fidelit\' and \ alor made the reputations of connnandini; 
officers. Without the inducement of ambition or the promise of 
promotion, thev were satisfied with the consciousness of (Uitv 
performed. Theirs were the hard tasks of the war. and theirs a 
great recompense should be. We are proud ami happ\' to sav 
thev share in all the glory of the army's achievements; all good 
private soldiers deserve and receive such gratitude and praise as 
a nation preserved bv their constancv can feel or oHer. 

,\nd so passes the varied panorama t)f tlie war, its long ami 
wearv marches, its camps, and bivouacs, and bloody engagements, 
its dark davs of suflc'ring and sorrow and its final victorv. We 
feel no more the wild exultation of battle, the rattle of musketry, 
the thunder of artillerv, the groans of the wounded, and the shouts 
of the victors fall no longer upon our ears. There are no more 
field hospitals, with scenes more touching and sad than even the 
carnage of battle itself, we lot)k no longer into trenches where we 
buried the dead, our old banners, riddled with bullets and black 
with smoke, are hung up in the archives of the nation. 

"As we w alk ;unong them with noiseless treati. 
We think of the host of tlie mighty dead . 

That ha\ e marched beneath them in days gone by. I 

With a burning cheek and kindling eye; ' 

That have bathed their folds with their young life's tide. 
And. dying, blessed them, and blessing, died." 

Our great arm\- of veterans, so recently drawn tVom the avoca- 
tions of civil life, is absorbed again in the million homes of a 
nation at peace, the extended theater of military operations has 
once more become the arena of numberless industries, cotton 
fields wave their white banners, and the Inisbancbnan gathers his 
ripened grain where, but yesterday, the amlndance train and the 
hospital corps, with its sacred badges, moved as gleaners on the 
harvest field of death, all the arts of peace, striking their roots 



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deep into soil enriched bv the blood of patriots, are springing up 
and flourishing anew, the flowers of domestic happiness and 
national concord, watered by the tears of our national afliiction, are 
blooming in beauty and fragrance again. 

And now it becomes the privilege of our Army Society to com- 
memorate the past, while its members apply themselves to the 
duties of the hour in the changed condition of aflairs. 

"We mourn our buried deud." 

One year ago the eloquent orator of this association said: 
"We miss to-night that noble soldier, who, from first to last, in 
depression and in victory, stood by his honored chief, and from 
the lips of everv one of us, as we find he is not here, comes the 
earnest expression, which tells the sentiment of all the soldier 
hearts throughout the land — Long live John A. Rawlins!" To-day 
the orator occupies the place of the dead war minister, whom we 
mourn, and shall miss forevermore. Our distinguished comrade 
has gone from the sphere of earthly labor to his peaceful rest 
under the willows on the bank of the Anacostia. Though young 
in vears, he was old in usefulness and ripe in honors. His career 
was a remarkable one from the da\ he left his humble employ- 
ments at Galena, through all the fiery years that followed, till his 
death in the war ofiice of the nation. His position upon the 
stafl' of the Commanding General gave little opportunity for the 
display of personal daring and all those brilliant qualities which 
suddenlv arrest the attention and captivate the hearts of men, 
luit it gave him accurate and comprehensive knowledge of aflairs, 
and enabled him, by his calm judgment, his wise counsels, his 
undying patriotism, and unselfish spirit, to contribute as few men 
have ever been able to do, to the welfare of his country. Before 
the close of the war he had been appreciated and honored by his 
great commander, and his worth had become known to the army. 
No man in active service was more respected or better loved than 
he. This Society, in grateful recognition of his distinguished 
merit, elected and retained him as its President, and assembles 
now to look upon his vacant chair. He was pure in heart, clear 
in mind, generous in purpose, aflcctionate and kind hearted, and 
devoted body and soul to the well being of his beloved land. No 
man has died among us in fifty years, with the possible exception 
of President Lincoln, whose death caused a more profound sorrow 
than that of our departed comrade. The funeral pageant was 



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\V(Mtli\ of a kini^^ and siicli tears were slud as seldom fall on ro\al 
»i^raves. 

^^'c repeat the prayer of the orator, '-Lon;^ live John A. 
Rawlins." Let him li\e in the aHcctionate rcmcmhrance of all 
loyal men. let him Ii\ e in the hearts of his comradcs-in-arnis, 
let him live in the continued prosperity an<l happiness and peace 
of the countr\' he did so nnich to save. 

Anil while the memhers of this Arm\- Society strive to per- 
petuate the memory of their fallen comrades, and to he -guardians 
of the fame of those who attained honoVahle distinction durinjj 
the war. it is a part of their duty to watch over and protect the 
\\ idows and orphan children of those who never came home, or 
who, returning, since have died. This is a sacred dut\. which 
appeals to all true soldier hearts, and finds everywhere a readv 
response. 

We are not to overlook or underrate our own friendships and 
the social enjoyments which these \earl\ ^atherinj.js hrin<(. for 
they are impoitant elements in our own lives, and. if rij^htlv used, 
mav he made to sidiserve loft\ aims and purposes. A compar- 
ison of views hv experienced and intelligent soldiers upon all 
matters pertaining to the elficiencv of our standing aini\. and, 
indeed, upon all suhjects pertaining to the pid)lic safet\ , could onlv 
result in the correction of erroneous opinions, if anv exist, and 
the adoption of the readiest means to secure the desire<l \:\m\. Vuy 
ourselves and for others, organization and concert of action can 
do more than individual efl'ort could possibly accomplish. And 
these meetings serve to keep alive and l>urning l>rightlv the fires 
of patriotism, which in times of j^rotracted peace are liahle to 
smoulder or die out. We can not expect to elicit much that is 
new regarding the incidents of the war. or to change the popular 
judgment respecting those who participated in it. Indeed. I teel 
sure that the popular judgment is now correct, and needs no 
change. 

Cardinal Richelieu once commended l)e Mauprat tor always 
applauding in the right place: a compliment which the old duke 
intended as highest praise. It is doiditful whether the American 
jK'ople can truthfulh" he said to alwavs merit like commentlation. 
l)ut when the intoxication of sudden enthusiasm and the excite- 
ments of the hour have passed away, and there is given time for 
the sober second thought, 1 venture the opinion that no people 



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on earth are more just to the reputations of their pubhc men. 
And I think we may take it for g-ranted that the prominent char- 
acters of our war have aheady taken the phices they are to occupy 
in history. 

It was the fear of the kite President of our association; ex- 
pressed just before his death to a dear friend, that some day 
designing pohticians might attempt to use this army society for 
the promotion of selfish schemes and the gratification of personal 
ambition. If such a day should ever come, then the efficiency for 
good and the fraternal feeling which now characterizes the 
vSocietv will have passed away forever. We must keep it far 
above the level of partv politics, in the pure atmosphere where 
friendships flourish, where unselfish and patriotic sentiments hold 
sway. We must be especiallv tolerant of opinion and generous 
in criticism among ourselves, allowing the largest liberty of 
thought and action to all those who with us risked their lives 
for their country. 

And now it is my happy privilege, in concluding the duty 
assigned me, to congratulate you not only upon peace restored, 
Init upon a countrv united, happy and fiee, secured against inter- 
nal convulsions by common interests and svmpathies, protected 
against invasion or insult bv the presence of a well organized and 
efficient regular arm\-, bv as gallant a navy as rides the sea, by a 
million disbanded volunteer soldiers. North and South, accustomed 
to the use of arms, inured to the hardships of campaign, and ready 
to come forth whenever the country needs their services again, and 
by the patriotic impulses of all our citizens. So secured and pro- 
tected we may with assurance prav that Providence shall 

"Feed us no more witli the bkiod-red fruit, 
\\'hich draws its crimson from the heart of toil." 

Looking trustfully to the future, we see the bow of promise 
spanning the broad continent for us, and under its glory-tinted 
arcli tile millions of our descendants, augmented by the great 
crowds of emigration marching inland from the shores of either 
ocean, all scattering themselves over plantation and prairie, level- 
ing tlie forests, tunneling the mountains, bridging the rivers, 
building cities and towns, binding the States together with rail- 
roads and telegraphs, multiplying wealth and enhancing prosper- 



Of ilie Ar-iiiy of V,ie Te:i::essci\ 365 

it\\ while every American citizen, on tiie land ami dm tin- si;i. is 
secure in j^roperty aiul ])ers(»n. under equal law s and i>ue lla^'. 
upheld and ilefended by the ^uverninent of the |)e..pU-. 

This address was listened to \\ ith mhkIi attention and deliijht. 
General Xoyes was tVecpientlx applauded. t"ull\ indieali\ e ot" hi^ 
effort beinij entirely (i;-ratif\in^- to his conirailes. 

Sixth in order came a ])iece ot" music h\ tlie hand. 

The President tlien introduced C(»lonel John Ma^ou l>ro\\ ii. 
who, in hehalf ot the Cavalr\ Corps Societx, sj)olve as follows; 



ADDRESS OF COLOXEL JOHN >r.\sr)N HROWX 

CoMi{.\r»KS OF THE Cav A M{ V Coiii's; — I couLjrat ulate \ou that 
the suggestion of an Association of the Cavalrx of the West lias 
met with an approval so heart\ and significant, ami that so man\ 
of those who latch woie the spur anil sabre as officers of the 
cavalry of our countrv have responded to the call for this meet- 
ing. It mav \vell he construed as au evidence that the spirit 
which carried von into the service of the countrx sur\ i\es in a 
desire to cherish the memories of camp and held, and to preser\ e 
in something like durable form the lessons of war taught by 
experience. 

Our duty has not altogetlicr been discharged by a performance, 
however faithfid, of the labors of a soldier, by march an(5 bivouac. 
1)\ skirmish and battle ami campaign. There remains t'or the 
intelligent ofHccr a supplemental duty, scarce less important ami 
sacred, that of transmilling to the soldit-rs of t'uture wars the 
observations of experience w hich it has been his fortune to accu- 
mulate. Coupled with the preservation of jileasant memories of 
the past, and of those fricndshi])s w liich h.ive matured amid 
scenes of trial and danger, is the jjublic duty of perpetuating the 
results of vour labors and experience: of extracting from the 
mass of personal (diservatiou here represented those general 
principles of the right use of ca\alry w hich may stand as axioms 
of the wars of future years. 

It has been well observed by thoughtful writeis that nothing so 
cultivates an appreciation of the blessings of ])eace. ami a reluct - 
ranee to resort to the arbitrament of tiie sword as a clear 



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perception of the destruction and carnage of war. Peace and 
repose are of that class of blessing's rarely estimated at their 
proper worth, except bv those who have attained them through 
suftering and trial and privation. So it may be safely asserted 
that none throughout our broad land can more intelligently value 
the tranquillity that has crowned our successful war than those 
who gaged life and health and fortune in the battle for the 
Union. None can breathe a more fervent aspiration than they for 
a long cycle of years in which no war or battle sound shall disturb 
the national tranquillitv. None with more understanding hearts 
than thc\- can render grateful thanks for the peace and order that 
succeeded the shock and turmoil of war. 

But none should more keenly than you, fellow-soldiers, appre- 
ciate the fact, that security of peace is largely dependent on 
readiness for war; that the quiet of the law-abiding citizens is 
largely dependent on the prompt ability to repress the lawless; 
and that nothing more tends to keep in proper subjection the 
passions of the turbulent and reckless than a conviction that the 
citizens of the land have the power to repress crime, and an 
intelligent knowledge of the use of that end. 

It was tlic theory of the great Frederick, who sought peace 
through \ears of bloody war, that it was the ''potential battle'' of 
a nation that constituted its safest guarantee against interference 
by hostile powers, and to the development of that element of 
Prussian greatness he bent all the powers of his genius; and it 
was not merely by levies of recruits, filling the thinned ranks of 
his scarred regiments, nor by his system of enforced military ser- 
vice, keeping a fund of material always available, that the military 
prowess of his kingdom was achieved. The improved fabrica- 
tion of arms and missiles, simplified drill and evolutions of troops, 
and a new order of tactics suited to the changes that these 
necessitated, were the firm bulwarks of a military system in 
which mere numliers formed but a secondary factor. 

That da\' is indeed much to be desired, when the counsels of 
peace shall reign supreme, when the sword shall be beaten into 
the plowshare, and men shall learn war no more; but we can 
scarce expect its advent in these stirring times, nor hope, even in 
our fax ored land, for perpetual immunity from the strife of war. 
We hayc earned rest through labor, and have achieved peace 
through war. It is not the part of prudent men to forget the 



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skill which from the plowshare can forj^e a sword to delViid the 
ritj^ht. It is not wisdom to commit to oblivion the liard-lion^^ht 
know ledi^e wliicli lends intelliiienee to the sw i>rd in the patriot's 
hands. 

If we arc correct in the \ie\\. tliat skill in war is <.ne of the 
-surest ij^uarantees that the waiter of hattle will not he resorted to. 
if such an accurate knowled<^e of the capacit\ of troops and arms 
iis will result in their greatest destructive eihciencv carries witli it 
that wholesome respect for the possessors which will tend to ^i\e 
weight to counsels of ecpiitv and peace — if, in short, war as a 
science, is a merciful teniperin<i; of that worst of calamities, then 
may we fairly claim the approhation of candid men t"or our elVorts 
ti> gather material for the better understanding of the right use 
of our own arm of the service — the use of mounted troops. 

.Such attempts to perpetuate history, and accumulate facts that 
ma\' in skillful hands l)e digested into hroad generalizations ot" the 
cavalr\' art, cannot he justh' censured as tending to kee]) tVesh the 
wounds that war has made. They cannot he in fairness suspected 
of that vaiu-glory which iliiheral minds might seek to attach to 
them. 

Thev have their vindication in the history of every art that 
seeks hv collection of facts to accumulate material for judicious 
investigation and arrangement. They appeal to the eidightened 
philosophy of those who know that the science of war has its 
<levelopments, as have the arts of jx'ace, and that w ith the improx e- 
ment of the militar\ art. war is ameliorated and shurtened. and 
the peace of nations less recklessK disturhed. 

A complete history of the ca\ aliy of tlie Western armies, diaw n 
l>y a competent hand, would, within itself. eml)ody elements of 
instruction that the thoughtful soldier might ponder w ith jirolit. 
It would show how . from the thousands of uninitiated volunteers 
assembled at the call for troops, gradually grew int<i shape and 
discipline the matchless cavalry of the last years of the war. It 
would show how, under untoward circumstances, methods (.f 
attack and defense, suited to new and varying emergencies, were 
devised by men whose former habits of life ga\ e little promisi- of 
military excellence. It would show Imw thai most difVicuIt of 
IDroblems was solved, the enforcement of discipline, coupled w ith 
a fostering care of the spirit of indix iduality in the men. It 
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head and daring soul; how new ideas were developed by adven- 
turous spirits, and incorporated by appreciative comrades into 
the new system of cavalry warfare. It would show how the 
trammels of European tradition gave place to broader views; 
how tactics were modified to suit the peculiarities of our people 
and the conformation of our country. It would show the resource, 
the skill, the self-reliance of men who, like Stanley and Wilder^ 
Hobson and Wilson, were patterns to the men w^ho followed 
them. 

It would be a curious and instructi\e studv to trace the process 
of discipline and unitv of action in the cavalry force; to follow 
up the gradual accpiisition of the habit of command by officers 
unused to the life of garrison or camp; to note the steps bv which 
that hopeless feeling — which we \va\c all known when first 
entrusted with military authority — -gave place to decision and 
self-reliance, and to mark the gradual unfolding of new principles, 
suited to new conditions of war, and varying materially from 
the accepted literature of the military art; and the research would 
doubtless prove not less profitable than interesting, for it would 
epitomize the history of military developments, and shorten for 
the thpughtful soldier the weary route by which knowledge of 
ca\ airy has been attained by the officers of our late war. 

I would not weary your patience nor consume the time of an 
occasion like this in an attempt, however cursory, to sketch the 
history of cavalry organization in the armies of the West. For 
such a task your memoirs and notes must furnish the material, as 
yet insutficient. Nor would I digress to trace the growth of the 
system of brigades, divisions, and corps that were fashioned from 
the chaotic mass of regiments, first assigned to mere escort, picket, 
or orderly duty. To do so would involve a laborious and minute 
detail, unsuited U) the limits of this address. Nor would I attempt 
to depict the cavalry of the campaigns of Perrvville and Shiloh, 
and contrast it with the troops that swept the vSouth, as with a 
besom in a strong and skillful hand, in the canipaigns of 1864 
and 186=;. 

The suggestions that address themselves with most propriety to 
this reunion would seem to be rather of such practical matter as 
may elicit comment and elucidation from the personal observation 
of our associates.- 

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asscnibhifjc, tliat the best method ot' C()ii(Uictin<r and i-epelliiij^ 
raids can be tliscussed. In your varied experience ina\ l)e found 
all the arnunients w hich. w hiii duK weii^hed. \ua\ turn the s(.;de 
foi- or against that much ihsputcd empli>\uient (Jl niounted troops. 
"\'our collected obserxation can determine \\ hether the usefulness 
ot raids is or is not countei b;danci.'d Ii\ the loss oi' material that 
attends them, w hether dis(.i])linc is or is not serioush impaired. 
w hether the steadiness of troops tor general eii<i^a<i^enients is not 
jeopardized b\- such emjiloN nient. whether the danger to the 
enemy is more real uv imai^inar\ . to \\ hat extent the raid ex])<isfs 
participating troojDs to serious flaid< and rear attacks, and how far 
the efficiency of such expeditions is impaired by the eli-ment of 
haste and want of thorough work that necessarily enters into 
their composition. Much max be well said li\ xou ct)ncerninLj 
the securing of prisoners and war material captured on raiding 
expeditions, as to the advisaliilitv of burning bridges and other 
public works, as to the most ra])id and eflective method ot destroy- 
ing railways, tunnels and \ ia<lucts, as to the most judicious modes of 
foraging, the best columns of march, and the best dei)lo\ menl tor 
action. The bixouac. the i)icket. the outpost, each has its special 
features on the raid, know n only to those who by jiractice have 
learned them. 

But no less in pitched battles is the use of ca\alry open to new 
and important suggestions. It may well be asked ot you. whose 
knowledge gives vou the right to speak, w hether the charge in 
mass can be attempted without preliminaiy cannonailing.' to what 
extent improxed musketr\ ot" infantry ha^ modilied cavalry attacks 
in front.' w hethei' the lifled arm has or has not more than counter- 
balanced the rai)iditv of mo\ emeiit that once made cavalry so 
dreaded^bs even good infantr\ in great hattles: w hether .'.■///•//■/.sr 
is not now an element in jMlched engagements as well a- in those 
less momentous atlairs where cantonments and temporary camps 
are the object of attack:- whether the more judici.ms plan be to 
hohf the cavalrv of a great army in sei)arate corp^ tbr general 
engagements, or to distribute to the infantry corps commanders a 
portion of the mounted force? how far the audacity of the raid or 
detached service must be moditied for concert of action in decisive 
battles :- 

In considering, too. the subject of detached dut\— that subject^ 
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practical interest will occur? The cultivation of the habit of 
attack, the spirit of individuality and of enterprise that can be 
nurtured to such surprising results, the maxim "audacity" which 
ought so appropriately be inscribed on every cavalry battle-flag, 
are subjects well worthy of comment. 

It would be far from useless to gather opinions as to the conduct 
of march in detached regiment, brigade and division, the location 
and formation of camps, the placing of outposts, reconnoitering, 
skirmishing and attacking, the best hour of attack on villages and 
small camps, the best disposition of troops for each purpose, 
when and in what proportion troops should dismount for action, 
the location of the horses of dismounted troops, the proportion of 
horse-holders, the method of rally, and the details of orderly 
retreat. The allotment of reserves in operations by detached 
commands (indeed, the question whether there should be any 
reserve whatever was much argued among us while we were in 
service) is a topic of much importance. It would be well worth 
our while to compare opinions as to whether the entire attack- 
ino- force should, as a general rule, engage, trusting to rapidity and 
concert of action and skilled maneuver to repair disaster, rather 
than to inactive line of reserves. How much of sound truth is there 
in the adage we have so often heard, that "cavalry is always safe 
so long as it moves vigorously forward.'' 

There are many minor duties of cavalry, indispensable indeed, 
vet far undervalued and seldom S3'stematically understood. There 
is a field, even in the obscure line of courier and orderly duty, for 
much improvement and change from the traditional routine. We 
may well remember that for the eye of the good officer no point 
of duty, no defect of organization, is too minute, nor is any real 
improvement too insignificant for adoption, as the humble spheres 
of duty more closelv concern the comfort and efficiency of the 
enlisted men. 

So do they more nearly approach to those elemental principles 
of art upon which any superstructure of theory in tactics must, 
if sound, be based, and so do they acquire with the thoughtful 
officer an importance and consideration greater than would be 
accorded by the inexperienced. 

In the event of a call for volunteer troops, probably no question 
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equipping of the mounted regiments. I'^iom these as units would 
tlie larger aggregations follow. 

But, in the diversity of opinion th.it now |)i<.\aiU. tJu-iL- woulil 
seem to be not a little danger that \alnal>lr timr ami more precious 
lives would be lost in a postponed debate on tlie (piestioiis of arms 
and formation. 

Probably not an officer present Init can lecall instances uf 
brigades of three or more regiments, accustomed, one. peiha])>. to 
single lank formation; one formed with resfr\ed line, another 
discarding it; one accustomed to ojjerate from column of fours 1)\ 
(Hsmounting or deployment, another versed in the lumbering and 
complicated e\()hitions of thirty years since. And. to add to the 
perj^Iexity of the commandant, frecpientlv three or tour varieties 
ot arms were to be found in as man\' regiments, varving in con- 
struction and calibre, of diflerenl ranges and etficienc\. and neces- 
sitating a variet\ of ammunition and accoutrements. ft is true- 
that line and field ser\ice w roiight wonders, and did much to 
simplify tliese discrepancies. l)ut it is none the less true tliat tliere 
are e\en now^ among us wide differences of opinion on tfie best 
metlKxl of arming and forming mounted troo])s. 

On a point of such vital interest it would seem of prime import- 
ance that opinion and exj^eiience should be sii'ted, and some 
general outline agreed upon. Our association ma\ w I'll be held 
responsible for the soundness of theor\ upon which tlie ca\ab\ 
of the next war shall l)e organized. 

Your campaigns will lie appealed to for arguments for and 
against tlie sabre and revolver. 

From tlie historv of vour ser\ ice will the etliciencx of the 
carbine be estimated and the econonnof the metallic-cased ammu 
nition discussed. 

It will l)e asked of \ou. and with reason, what rapidity of firing 
is consistent with effective e\i)enditure of ammunition: w fiat 
calibre of arm does experience recommend.' what length of barrel 
meets l)cst the reciuirements of range, accuracy and convenience 
in handling.' 

So. too, of the pistol. To w iiat extent is its use ad\ isal>Ie. ami 
how should it be (list ril>uted ." Should tiie tioojis lia\e one or two 
re\()lvers.- If armed witli a carbine, should he also carry the pistol. - 
vShould the sabre and carl)inebe used jointly to arm mounted meii.' 

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importance than they really are. Mere theory can never teach 
their real gravity, nor convey an appreciation of their financial 
bearing. All experiments are co.'^tly, and the experiinents of war 
are peculiarly so. In their determination labor and material are 
diverted from their natural uses, and money lavished when a 
nation's credit is most strained. How absolute the necessity, then, 
that the prodigal expenditure of our recent war should not be 
allowed to prove a barren outlay! We have data in abundance 
for discriminating analysis. It is to be hoped that some skillful 
hand may reduce them to order and simplify their teachings. 

Correlative to the consideration of arms, equipments and forma- 
tions of mounted troops is the much neglected one of camps of 
instruction. The wise economy of the establishment, as prelimi- 
nary to putting cavalry in the field, can not be doubted. Unfor- 
tunately for us, we saw but little of them in our term of service, 
and missed those opportunities of systematic and uniform training 
of men and horses which mig'ht there have been aftbrded. 

Coupled with instructions in drill, camp duty and the care of 
animals, might be an elementary course of topography, productive 
of much important service. As our naval otBcers have been 
developed into a most accomplished corps in a good degree by 
that policy which makes them adjuncts to the scientific bureaus 
of the Government, so might the habit of observation and report, 
of graphic sketch and map prove of use to our service beyond 
the more potent benefits of mere geographical details. 

An address such as this would certainly be incomplete did it 
fail to present a plea for a branch of science most nearly concern- 
ing the mounted soldier. I allude to the shamefully neglected art 
of veterinary surgery. Aside from those purely economical con- 
siderations, which, based upon the great cost of remounts, would 
counsel a skillful and humane attention to the diseases and injuries 
of troop horses, motives of humanity should prompt that study 
which will raise up a class of surgeons competent to alleviate the 
sufierings of the faithful, enduring, sadly mistreated charger. 

If there is one generous instinct of humanity which should 
appeal with peculiar power to the sympathies of cavalrymen, it is 
that which calls fin- something like intelligent and merciful treat- 
ment of the sick or wounded horse. Professional pride should 
increase our interest. 

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bore us in so many fights, wlm. amid niin and miuw . under scorch- 
ing sun, ill the dust of the march aiul tlic mud of" tl.e lonely road, 
was our iinfalternig friend, we must acknowledge a dut\ of" justice 
iind humanity. 

It is shocking to recall the ignorance of \ eleiinaiv surgerv that 
pervaded our entire cavalry organization. The comparalix el\ few 
veterinary surgeons that joined for field dut\ were, with luit sadU 
few exceptions, ignorant of all that should ha\e ipialitied tijem for 
their dut\ . 

You all will bear mc witness of the barbarity of treatment that 
was usually pursued by j)retenders to the art toward the noble 
horse whose faitht'ul service had >apped his strength and I>i-oken 
his health. 

For such how conunon was it (with indignation be it spoken) 
to scarify the poor brute's mouth with lancets, to diaw blood tVoni 
the neck till the veins seemed almost drained, and to force upon 
the miserable animal drenches and comj^ounds of iiorrid taste and 
odor, violating or neglecting e\ ery plain i)rinci))le of common 
sense, if not of surgery, and seeming to substitute toiture for 
science, and misery to a faithful animal for that alleviation of' 
suffering which competent .skill could so often afford. 

It becomes us, as soldiers, especiallv as cavalr\ oflicers. to call 
for some refmni that will tend to diminish the mortalif\ of troop 
horses, and to promote an intelligent and humane care for them 
when disabled or injured. Certainlv, u])on this point, there can 
be no di\ ersitv of opinion among us. CertainK we can unite in 
an appeal for humane treatment to the liorses of the army. 

Time would fail me to ad\ert to the many topics w hicli w onld 
with propriet\ find discussion and comment in the reunion of such 
an assemblage as this, nor would I. if time |)erinitled. further 
detain you from those choicest pleasnie^ of a reunion like ours. 

We are met, from localities far separated, to clasp again the 
hands of comrades, to re\ i^ e the old fViendshi|is thai bouml un- 
close together in the arm\. How many recollections ot the stir- 
ring times of the past crowd upon this hour. IIow many a laugh 
will ring again as the pleasant scenes of the camp-tire are recalled. 
IIow cpiick the pulse \\ ill beat as the bia\ e deeds of other da\ >- 
are recited. IIow many and sincere will be tiie regrets for those 
comrades who have already gone before us. passed in the storm of 
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To the varied emotions of such a meeting no words can give 
adequate expression. We see in rapid panorama the stoiy of 
our mihtarv lives pass in review before us. Once more we are 
upon the march. Once again, in imagination, we hear the picket 
firing, and see the swaying to and fro of the advance hnc of skirm- 
ishers. Again do we hear the old familiar bugle-call, "/o horsed 
Once more the quick, sharp command is repeated along the line, 
and tlie brigade moving forward in action. How distinct, even 
now, is the whiz of musket balls. How well remembered is the 
whistle of the shell as it passes over the line. The attack, the 
fight, the pursuit, the retreat, the rally, the recall, how vividly we 
remember them even now, and how thrilling are their memories. 

As we recall with pardonable pride the story of the war. and 
the part performed bv the mounted troops, as we wonder at the 
overruling hand that has brought us tranquilly out of the strife of 
Kuch recent war, and returned us from army life to the peaceful 
walks of the civilian; let us remember the prize which the war has 
saved to us with feelings of ever-increasing devotion, and resolve 
that the method of our lives shall be fashioned upon the model of 
our militarv service, with devotion to duty and love of country 
paramount over all ignoble thoughts, and our hearts and hands 
ever rcadv to do battle for the right. 

Succeeding the address of Colonel Brown came, eighth in 
order, music, which was followed by the President introducing 
General Parker, who had consented to deliver, at this meeting, the 
eulogv on General Rawlins. General Parker spoke as follows: 

GENERAL RAWLINS. 

EULOGY BY GEXERAL PARKER. 

Mil. President and Gentlemen of the vSocietv of the 
Army of the Tennessee: — When the foundations of societv 
are convulsed bv political revolutions or civil wars, certain char- 
acters are alwavs therebv developed, which, but for the times, 
would never have been brought to the surface. The history of every 
nation presents many examples to sustain this fact. The greatest 
militarv geniuses and most distinguished statesmen have been, as 
it were, but the creatures of circumstances. This may be for good 
or for evil, vet the fact remains unchanged. Our infant republic 



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has been no excepti(jn to this rule. Ik-fore the confederation eaeli 
colony had its ruliu*^ spirit or sjjirits. While the\ may lia\e suf- 
fered and been endanj^ered l)y ti»e ai)<»rii;invs of the coimlr\ who 
surrounded them, they were not aroused to united action until 
the exactions and oppressions of the parent i^ov c-rnment hecame 
too heavy to be lonj^er borne. l^iuiinauce uiuln- repeated \\ nm^- 
ceased to be a virtue, and an open rebellion was the result. 
Believing that in union there w as strength thev at once confed- 
erated tor a common cau^e. 

In the herculean struggle which followed many were tried and 
tested, and many proved themselves true as the magnet to the 
]5ole, in the great cause of human lilieitx and universal justice; 
but there stood one among them who. like J>aul of old, was head 
and shoulders above his comrades in the sublime struggle for 
liberty and independence. His fidelit\ to his jjrinciples. and his 
unwavering trust in the justice of an overruling Providence, and 
bis e\ eiitual triumph o\er the combined hosts of Mritish oj^jires- 
sion, won for him the enduring title of the "I'atlier of his Count r\ ."' 
His name has become a s\ non\ ni among all civili/ed nations of 
the globe for human liberty ami religious toleration, and the land 
of his birth, to which he gave a nationalitv. has become an as\luin 
for the down-trodden and oppressed of all nations. 

Looking back, after this lapse of time, to the organization of 
this republic, the errors then connnitted seem apparent. Manv 
claim that the seeds of dissolution were clearK xisihlr in its 
organic act, and that the wise men of that da\ dreaded the latent 
their posteritN when the e\ il da\ should overtake them. The 
exclamation of Mr. JetVerson. "I tremble for mv country when I 
think (jod is just," was of teiril>le signification. riiice-(piartcis 
of a centurv passed ere the dreaded conHict came. The small 
cloud of discord, no larger than a man's hand, was earl\ sicn in 
the dim horizon of the t"uture. but no human \\ isdom was able to 
avert the storm. Its approach \\ as as resistless as the tornado. 
The experienced statesmen of the day (piailed and trembled at its 
coming, and were finall\ o\ erw lielmed in its resistless tide. 

In the extreme Northwest. tVom a region but lately redeemed 
from the grasp of the wild and roving savage, came forth a man 
who providentiallv was destined to guide the lulm of state 
through the troubled waters. lie was unknown to tame, and 
illv versed in the atlairs of state, but he w as honest, and his laith 



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was firm in the everlasting rights of humanity, as proclaimed to 
the world in the immortal Declaration of Independence. Having^ 
been raised himself as a laborer, he sympathized strongly with the 
laboring elements of the country, and was fairly and emphati- 
cally their representative. His earl}- education \vas extremely 
limited, but his willing heart and unconquerable perseverance, his 
indomitable energy and acknowledged integrity, gained for him 
the knowledge he needed, and won for him the esteem and confi- 
dence of his fellow men, which finally culminated in placing him 
at the head of the nation. As such he became the representative 
of the great bodv of the people. His views became their views. 
The conflict between right and wrong had come. He had 
announced that "a house divided against itself could not stand." 
That the axioms of the Declaration of Independence were either 
true or false. He believed thc\' were true, and yet, to establish 
justice and maintain truth, he never advocated bloodshed or vio- 
lence. His hope was in the ultimate justice of the people, and 
his faith was in the Almightv Ruler of the Universe. His oath 
to preserve, protect and defend the Government was registered in 
heaven and sealed with his blood. He sought no conflict, but he 
was sworn to resist aggression. The contest of arms, to main- 
tain and extend slaverv, was forced on him, and then he appealed 
to the patriotism of the countrv to maintain the sanctity of the 
flag their fathers had planted in this 

"Land of the free and the home of the brave.'' 

In response to this call manv left their plows and workshops, 
their counting-houses and professional pursuits, to engage in the 
conflict of arms so suddenly inaugurated 

"In war's stern, proud, magnificent array." 

The infant Northwest, knowing its interest, sent forth its rep- 
resentatives to battle for her rights, and to sustain the great cause 
of humanity. From the extreme northwest of Illinois, near the 
banks of the ''Father of Waters," came forth two men, who, 
under Providence, were destined to add undying lustre to their 
country's fame among the nations of the earth. They were both 
comparatively obscure men, with but little national or local repu- 
tation. The one was educated to arms, and to some extent had 
distinguished himself in the Mexican war. The other, by his own 
indomitaltle will, had ol)tained but an imperfect common-school 



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education and a profession, and. Wkv tlie ininiortal Lincoln, was of 
the lal)t)rin<:j classes. Tlu-se two nuii. iVom the ol)scnre regions of 
the Northwest, united their loitunes in the war, so far as nnlitars' 
rule would permit a superior and a suhordinati- to do. The persist- 
enc\ and successes of the one in the Held, and his fidelitv to the 
_LI,"reat cause ol human freedom, madi' him the liist anioii<^ the 
niilitar\ men of the ai^c. and won tor him the l)«)m.i^;e and ;^rat- 
itude of all lo\ ers of order and constitutional lihi'itv. an<l 
e\entuall\ ele\ated him to the same position once occupied h\ the 
Father of his Countrw Ills histor\- is still in the wond) of the 
future. The residts of his hihors as an actor in the L;reat drama 
of the worlds afl'airs time alone w ill develop and the future his- 
torian \\\\\ con"ectl\ note. 

But it is of the lesser man 1 now speak. lie was ])orn in 
ohscuritv and of pool' parents. His education was \ery limited, 
as the aid of his lahors was necessary to maintain iiis father's 
larijc famih . The charcoal made hy himself, father and hrolhers 
he was in the hahit of takini;- to the city of (lalena to sell. .\ 
mere lad then, the nati\ e dian)ond of talent within was occasion- 
ally seen to sparkle in the dehatinu; cluhs held in the district 
schoohhouses of the neit;hl)orhood. Two terms at an academic 
institution near his father's home completed his school etlucation. 
He then pursued the stud\ of law in the city of (Jalena. and 
accustomed himself to i)uhlic s])eakiu-- hy part ici]-)atin,ii- in the 
discussions attendin<4- the municipal elections of the cit} hy 
making Democratic speeches. 

His attention to his studies, his devotion to his ]irot'ession. and 
Ills uncompromising integrity, won for him f'lit'uds and clients. 
He was not of the most hrilliant of the har. hut was a safe coun- 
sellor, and distinguished for soundness of judgmenl. great industry 
in the investigation of causes, and a good ad\ocate. He was last 
working into a lucrati\e practice', and was already acknowledged 
as the Democratic standard-liearer of his section of the Stale, 
when the (hirk davs of iS6r ohscured our iiolitical iiori/on. Then 
it was that he foigot part\ fealt\. and the prejudices and hitter- 
ness engendered hv partisan controversies. He rememhered only 
his countrv. He saw. as he helieved, her Constitution assailed. 
her unity attacked, and her helo\ed flag insulted and tiampled in 
the dust. He announced his resolve to stand hy the flag of iiis 
country, and appealed to the (iod of battles to decide for the 



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right. He had been educated as a Democrat, and beHcvcd in a 
government of the people. His democracy taught him that a 
majority constitutionally expressed should rule, and as a logical 
sequence, that the South should have honorably acquiesced in 
the election of Abraham Lincoln. He imbibed these principles 
from the teachings of Jefferson and Jackson. His clear vision 
saw, in the mad attempt of dissolution then inaugurated, that the 
government of the people was to be superseded by a government 
of the few. If successful, he saw that the mass of the people, of 
whom he was himself an humble member, would be anatomized 
into living machines, as hewers of wood and drawers of water. 
His comprehension of the great truths promulged by the Ameri- 
can Declaration of Independence, and his convictijon of their 
trutli and justice, forbade the idea of making one portion of 
humanitv subservient to the other. He was willing to sacrifice 
his life to maintain the sacred charter of American liberty estab- 
lished bv tlTc blood of the revolutionary fathers. To him there 
was no longer any North or South, East or West. It was his 
country in danger, and in it everything else — family ties, party 
rule. State rights — all was forgot. 

He went to the field of blood. But not professionally a 
soldier — 

" ***The plumed troop, and the big wars, 
That make ambition \ irtiie; 
■"■•■■■The neighing steed, and the shrill trnmp, 
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife. 
**The pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war." 

\\\\\\ all its ghasth' carnage and heart-rending spectacles, had no 
charms for him. But he did not shrink from it. He entered the 
ser\ice from a profound sense of dutv to his country and his God. 
His knowledge of the cause of the war; his acquaintance with 
men, and, above all, his integrity and talent, made him a valuable 
aid to the General commanding. From the battle of Belmont to 
the final surrender of the opposing forces at Appomattox he did 
not miss a battle in which his chief participated. He was a most 
\ aluable executive officer. Though not educated in arms, his 
knowledge of legal forms and of the law made him an almost 
indispensable aid to his chief. In his coiuisels he constantly kept 
the main end in view, viz: the suppression of the rebellion and 
the re-establishment of one flag, one Constitution, and one 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 379 

(jovermiicnt over our common coiintrx. He (liscarik-d c<ill;itcr;il 
and new issues, and turned neither to the rit^lU nor left in the dis- 
chari^e ot" w h;it he <K'emed a sacred dul\. IIa\in^ enteied the 
miHtarv ser\ ice. he was suhorchnate and ol)e(hent to all orders 
emanating- tVom superior authoritw So far as it hecame him to 
do. he exactetl the same suhordiiKition and ohe<lience from the men 
aiul odicers ai"<>und hiiu. /A' -.:as ///st lo the last licj^nc. IJeinj; 
ot" the people, and educated to helie\ e in the practical doctrines 
ot' e(pialit\ . he had no hoi ror or fear of caste. To him there was 
one law ot" eepial and exact justice for the hiL^h and low. 1 U- 
was no l)elie\er in hereditarv aristocracw His sole t'aith was in 
the distinction created h\ true merit. He was therefore ])re- 
eminenth" the triend of e\er\ soldier and officer ot thearnn. He 
excused their short-comiui^s. and ])alliated their sup]io>L-d otVenses. 
Xo enlisted man e\ er receixed iniustice at his lunnU. ;ind no 
ofKcer e\er applied to him tor counsel, aid. or ad\ ice without 
recei\ini^' it. He was consequentK helo\ ed as a near and dear 
friend l)\ all w ho knew him. Those who knew him hest lo\ed 
him most. Ilis mind was nuthodical in its reasoning;, and. as is 
^eneralh true of upright and true natures, his conclusions were 
ecjualh just and conect. He was a 

••" * * l'"ritMid to triitlil ot" soul sincere. 
In action taitlit'ul. ami in honor clear." 

His first commission in the volunteer forces was that of Captain 
and Assistant .\d jutant-( ieneral, risin<ij jj^radually hv the force of 
his merit to that of iJievet .Major-deneral of volunteers. I'pon 
the re\i\al ot" the L;iade of Lieutenant-( Jeneral. he was made 
chief of stall" to the Lieutenant-( Jeneral. and hy law was made 
chief of stall' to the (ieneral of the army when that ^rade was 
created. Ipon the elevation of the (ieneral to the Chief Maj^is- 
trac\ of the nation, he received the portfolio of the Secretary ut 
War. 

To recur a moment to the excitinj^ political campaijjn of iS^o. 
when the old Democratic orj^ani/ation hecame shattered hy its 
internal feuds, our helo\ ed comrade then attached himself to tlie 
w in^- w hich was led hy the lamented I)ou.t,das. In that campai)L,ni 
he was the nou.i^las electoral candidate for the district ol 

Illinois. l)ut i"cw of this winj; of the party ever I'utertained tlie 
l)elief that the threats nf secession so opeidy made could e\ er he 
attempted if the candidate of the Repuhlican party succeeded. 



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Little sympathy or co-opcratiye action, howcyer, existed between 
the Northern and Soutliern Democracy, further than the common 
attempt to defeat the great opposing candidate. The best and 
most experienced statesmen and pubhcists of the North ahnost to 
a man scouted the idea that so insane a threat could be seriously 
entertained. But it was no idle word. The blow was struck, and 
the die was cast. In the North, Republicanism, denounced as 
abolitionism, was charged with bringing on the war. But who 
struck the actual blow.'' Who stretched forth his fratricidal hand 
to drag down and trample in the dust the star-spangled flag which 
was the euddem of freedom and the hope of the oppressed of 
eyery land? Who was the judge that betrayed his country, which 
had rocked his intancy in the cradle of liberty, and reared and 
nourished in the sunlight of its most expansiye freedom? I pause 
for answer. jMethinks I hear a still, small yoice, scarcely audible 
and less heeded, floating oyer the disturbed elements, saying: "Vou 
can haye no conflict without being yourselycs the aggressors; you 
haye no oath registered in heayen to destroy the Goyernment, 
\yhile I sliall haye the most solemn one "to preserye, protect, and 
defend it." If the Almighty ruler of nations, vyith his eternal truth 
and justice, be on your side of the North, or on yours of the South, 
that truth and justice will sureh' preyail by the judgment of the 
great trilnmal of the xA.merican people." The great leader of the 
Northern Democracy was slow to speak. But the masses of all 
parties were moying, and among them our lamented and beloyed 
brother-in-arms. His electric eloquence and burning words called 
out many a man to arms in the defense of his insulted country. 
Think ye not, comrades, that if 

"Freedom shrieked as Kosciusko felll" 

the angels of heayen did not weep when freedom herself was 
assailed by fratricidal and blood\' hands? Aye, the nations of the 
earth stood aghast, trembling witnesses of the terrific contest our 
age had inaugurated, and shrunk away, distrusting nature. Good 
men everywhere prayed loud and long that constitutional lil)ertv, 
religious freedom and equality of rights might preyail. The real 
prize contended for was liberty or slayery. The end came, and 
slayery lost. The struggle Ayas long, l1lood^• and bitter, but the 
end gained justified the means used. 

It can not be said that our noble brother-in-arms distinguished 
himself as a soldier, inasmuch as his eyer\' duty was altogether 



Of the Arr.iy of the Tennessee. 381 

executive. lie never had the j^ersonal coinmaiul of tioops. hut 
was ever the true and trusty confidential adviseiof tiie cominaufler 
of the armies. That he was siisecptihie. h«)\ve\ci\ of the hi<;hest 
ordci" of niihtary culture w ill not admit ol" discussion. 

The war ended, the threat conteudin;^ armies \\ ere dishanded. 
;ind the hreaclies caused 1)\ the shuck ot' aims re(iuired to he 
healed. One section needed what was termed reconstruction, the 
execution of which was placed hy Conj^ress mosth in the hands of 
the General of the arm v. In thisdithcult task he was ;d)l\ assisteil 
by the talent and le^al acumen of his chief of stall". The most 
complicated and conflictin<ij questions were presented almost daih . 
and, though for a long time in the most feel)le health, his anxietv 
and watchfulness to see the \vhole countr\- once more united and 
prosperous, prevented him taking time to recruit his shattered 
trame. He was emineiitlv a patriot. lie loved his w liole counti\. 

lie entertainetl no enmit\' against anv part of it. He had once 
lielieved that inl)crited sla\er\ was a necessar\ e\ ii. Its existence 
was sustained b\" the highest tribunal of the land. By the arhi- 
trament of arms it lived no longer. The voice of (Jod and the 
will of the sovereign people had dissipated tiie sophistries of the 
courts, and at last the immortal truths of the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence were vindicated, and he who was lately in bondage 
could now raise his unfettered hands towartb high hea\en and 
thank his Maker that he too wasa freeman, ^'et tliere was much 
to be done before the broad icgis of the law could he made to 
overshadow all alike. To acconiplish this end. anti again settle 
this countrv in a lasting peace, with every interest harmonized. 
>vas the great sliuh and lahoi- of (General Rawlins. He «lail\ 
iidvised with his chief, and took his orders up(»n all matters reipiir- 
ing his attention and action. 

He carried the same views and i)rinciples with him in the 
Cabinet. He believed in maintaining by legislation the results uf 
the war. A wonderful change and advance had been made in 
the i^rogress of civilization. Millions of human beings recentlx 
enslaved had become free, and their newly aciiuired rights 
<lcmanded manv guarantees by legislation. This. Rawlins was 
willing to give them to the fullest extent. He did not beliexe in a 
temporizing policy, and in doing things by haKes. If he was a 
friend, he was a friend indeed, and nian\ there are among his 



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comiadcs-in-avnis and others who arc wilhng hving witnesses of 
the fact. 

In the carh' vSunnner of 1S67, he visited his native county, and 
hefore tliose ^vho had known him from infancv and among his 
bovhood acciuaintanccs, all now grown to manhood, he face to face 
with them reviewed the causes of the war and its results, which 
under Providence was after all to hecome one of the greatest 
blessings to the whole human race, and then in his straight, clear 
and forcible manner elucidated and eliminated the lessons the war 
taught us as indiv iduals and as a nation. 

In 186S, during the Presidential canipaign, he again visited his 
native town and count} , and again, in a well-digested and prepared 
speech, did he impress his old friends with his vnews of their duty 
to themselves and their countr^". lie now regarded the question 
of the capacity of the people to govern themselves as no longer a 
doubtful one, and that monarchial croakers might safely hang their 
d(juliting har])s upon the willow, and mourn the sad progress and 
spread of republican principles. The isothermal line of liberty 
was no longer to be reg'arded as a mere belt reaching from ocean 
to ocean, but it was to become a republic embracing a continent. 
The leaven of republican liberty was already working in the new 
dominion on the North, and the Mexican, republic on the South 
was rapidh' assimilating its traditions of liberty to ours, and the 
index of destiny seemed already to indicate that the beautiful gems 
of the greater and lesser Antilles would soon fall into the queenly 
lap of America. This, General Rawlins believed and declared to 
his neighbors and the country. What he preached he carried into 
every day practice. Hence, when he was admitted to a voice in 
the Cabinet, he was always to be found on the side of right against 
wrong, freedom against oppression. He was so progressive in 
his ideas that he chafed and fretted, as the untan^sed steed, when- 
ever, in his attempts to befriend a people struggling for liberty, 
he found himself fettered by the vague generalities of international 
law. He claimed that as a republican goyernment, a model 
republic, it \\ as our duty to insert such laws in the international 
code, at least for ourselves, as were in accord with our free insti- 
tutions, that it was base in us to yield implicit obedience to laws 
enacted by governments foimded on principles antagonistic to 
our own, and that, moreover, did conflicts arise by reason of our 



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course, wc were sti"on<;- enough to luaiiitaiii tlie'in. ;iinl tli;it (iod 
would ik'culc tor the rij^lit. 

lie was no s\eopl)ant to tho^e in power, no res])eetor of" tlio>.c 
boastin<i^ of a lon;^- line ot" aiicestrx, no stiekler tor Mood, except 
the blood of honesty, and \\ as in lavor ot" no l;(i\ crnnient except 
ii ^oxernnient ot the people, where the lowc'^t. poorest and 
humhlest individual had the same \ oice and weii^lit in tiie alVairs 
of the nati(.in as the hii^hest. w ealtiiiest and proudest of the land, 
lie was in the larj^est sense of the term, a demoeiat in all hi" 
instincts, not one as //ozc understood in this countr\, hul a repuh- 
lican democrat, which constitutes the only true deinoeracx in the 
whole world. The pon\p and flitter t>f wealth ne\ei' da/./.led his 
clear eagle vision as he searched for the talisman w hich would 
l)riug the largest hapjiincss to the greatest numher. He never 
seemed to ha\e a thought tor sell, hut was ever intent upon plans 
to benefit his fello\v-n\an, whether high or low.hlaek or white. 
Hence, he took the liveliest interest in the struggles of the peo])le 
cver\\vhere for jjopular lihert \ and iepid)lican institutions. 

This idiosvncracN of his mind had hut one pra\er tor the 
oppressed among all nations, and that was that (jod in his wisdom 
might relieve their hurdens. and gi\e them the largest lihert\ 
consistent with the interests and welfare of all human kind. Ik- 
was too direct in his s])eech ever to he a flatteier nor was he at 
all susceptil)le to that subtle w capon of the politician ami dema- 
<j|'o<^ue. His integrit\ of purpose in the advocacy of any (pieslion. 
Avhcther of a public or j)ri\ate character, was unim])eachal>le. and. 
therefore, whether he was right or wrong, his opinions com- 
manded res])ectful attention. Jealousy was utterly t'oreign to his 
character, hence he lejoiced w heue\er success crowned the right, 
no matter 1)\ w horn achieved. 

In the prime of manhood, as his name and character were just 
liecoming known to the general public, and just w hen he h<)])ed 
from the high position he had attained to j^ress tor humanity's 
good his convictions of j^olitical exi^ediency. ( Jeneral Rawlins 
was laid low b\ disease contracted while a soldiei' in the service 
of his country. In the bleak days of October. 1S63. while passing 
aroimd from \'icksburg to Chattanooga, whither (Jeneral (Jrant had 
been (U'dered. he took cold. tVom which he ne\ er ieco\ered. 
Though at times sutVering se\erely from it. he ne\ er lell his p(.>,t 
of dut\ at the side of his l)elo\ed chief. It is true he hoped that 



384 (Pro ceedings of the Soc ie ty 

with the close of the war he would be enabled to devote ample 
time to the restoration of bis health. Of a strong physical frame, 
and always a stranger to sickness, he made light of the fell disease 
which had fastened itself upon him. The close of the war im- 
posed new responsibilities and duties upon his chief and his most 
cherished friend and fellow-st)ldicr. The new order of things 
was not less difficult of management than those of the field, and 
(ieneral Rawlins still felt it his dut\', and perhaps his right, to 
continue his aid and counsels until perfect peace and order were 
restored to a distracted country. A good captain never deserts a 
sinking ship; l^ut if a captain has safelv weathered a desolating 
hurricane, he takes pride in guiding his vessel into a safe harbor. 
Thus General Rawlins, finding so much imposed upon his com- 
mander, felt it his dutv, as his first mate, to stand by him until 
permanent peace had found a resting place upon every foot of 
our country. Though every day and week and month found him 
worse and weaker, he never abandoned his post of duty as chief 
of staft" or as a cabinet minister. His mind, ever vigorous, never 
for one moment lost its strength to the dav of his death. I repeat 
again that his every thought was for his country's good, and all 
who knew him will cheerfully testify \\ ith me that he never 
seemed more inspired or eloquent than when with burning words 
he portrayed the future glory and destiny of this country. His 
eagle eye and face, illumined with gk)wing enthusiasm, was wont 
to animate and transport his hearers into the same belief. He 
was ever earnest in whatever he undertook, as all his comrades in 
the field will aver, and as his late colleagues in the Cabinet will 
attest. 

Many rejoiced when a seat in the executive councils was given 
him, because they believed that his indomital)le will, his force of 
intellect, his earnestness in putting forward his convictions would 
have their proper influence with his co-laborers upon the great 
measures pending before them, and upon which the public mind 
is ill at ease. He himself stated that, at the last cabinet meeting 
he ever attended, he made a labored eftort to secure a certain 
recognition by our Government of the struggling Cubans, and 
tearecl that in his enfeebled condition he had over-exerted himself: 
which, alas! was too true, for from that excitement his disease 
redoubled its violence, and his frame, alread}' exhausted, was too 
weak to resist, and on the 6th of September, 1S69, at 12 minutes 



0^ ike ^4rn:v c^ tiie Te::::, 



J«5 



p;i>t 4 o'clock in tlic atU riiooii. and in the tiiirt \ -ci^^hth xcaroflii-, 
aj^c, he (luit'tly and i)caccahly icsij^ncd liis nohlc spiril to tlic- (ind 
who jj^ave it. Hut to the last his words evinced that his tholl<^ht^ 
were intent u})()n iii-- country's i^ood. and upon tlu- success oT 
repuhlican principle> e\ er\ where. 'I'he nation knew not the 
\alue ot the roUL;h diamond it pt)ssessed until it had passfd 
beyond its reach. He had ever wished to die doin<^ his (hil\, and 
his wish was oratilied: and it" his >j:)irit still takes co<rni/.ance ol' 
the concerns ot this earth and hi-- countr\'s welfare, it i■^ w ilh a 
clearer view of the wise purposes of God in the conduct of human 
affairs, and that w hatever is done is for the best. 

In the tleath of (ieneral Rawlins the Societ\ of the .\rm\ of 
the Tennessee has lost its dearest and best frieutl. He was iden- 
tified with the members of the Society in the pa'-t. before it w a^ 
organized as an arm\ under its name, lie lo\ ed the .\rm\ of the 
Tennessee as a parent lo\ es it> child, lie gloried in its achie\e- 
nients, and alwa\ s Ixmsted ol its prowess. He was with its 
infanc\- and grew u]) with its growth, lie shared witli it llu- 
doubtful fortunes of Belmont, rejoiced at its positive triumphs at 
Donelson and Shiloh. and participated in its southward progress 
along both banks of the .Mis>issippi until the (libraltar of the 
S(nith hatl yielded up the ghost. Again, he watched it as it 
assaulted Lookout Mountain and scaled the iieights of Mission 
Ridge, and he went with it in spirit as from thence it dro\e the 
encm\- from mountain peak to mountain peak, until its \ictori(Uis 
banners were planted in the heart of Atlanta. lie ncNer ceased 
to look after it w ith longing exes as it turned eastward from 
Atlanta, and. w ith other armies, made its tamous march to the 
sea. 1-^-om Saxannah it turned northxxard and homexxard. The 
davs of the rebellion w ere numbered, but the end was not yet. 
(ireat conflicts were still to be enacted, and it.xvas but natural 
that, like the besieged at Lucknow. our decease. 1 brother should 
listen to catch the Hrst sound of the familiar slogan of the boys of 
the Armv of the Tennessee on its northward march. 

The war ended, and peace once more resumed her sxvax . ^ ou. 
gentlemen, did not wish to lose the associations you had formed 
amid dangers and hardships upon many a tented field. ^ on 
organized a society and styled it the "Society of the .\rmx of the 
Tennessee." At your fbst meeting and permanent organization 
in Cincinnati, von elected Geneial John A. Rawlins your tirst 



386 (^Proceedings of the Society 

President. You have re-elected him your chief from year to year, 
and now his chair is vacant. He died as the executive head of 
this association, breathing his last, as most he wished, surrounded 
by devoted friends, members of your Society.* His chair you 
have dressed in black, as a reminder to us all that we must sooner 
or later tread in his footsteps to that 

'"Undiscovered country, from whose bourne 
No traveler retiu-ns." 

It was always one of his greatest griefs that his health would not 
permit him to be present with you at these reunions. He loved vou 
all, and his spirit was always present with you upon every recur- 
rence of these interesting occasions. But now we miss him, and 
as a brother officer, a comrade-in-arms, and true friend to this 
Society, 

"We ne'er shall look upon his like again." 

It was one of the happiest consolations of his last moments 
that his co-laborers in his civic and military duties communicated 
to him expressions of their lo^ e and sNiiipathy. His susceptible 
and grateful heart thanked them for their kind remembrance of 
him. He could do no more. He had sat in the councils of the 
nation for the last time. He left expressions of his good will for 
all his associates. To General Sheridan's message of his love and 
that of his fellow-officers, he returned his thanks and love. It 
was not possible nor practicable for the family or relations of 
General Rawlins to be present with him in his last illness. Yet 
his bedside was visited, and the soothing influence of woman's 
presence given in the person of jNIrs. General Sherman. She 
came vnito him as a ministering angel; as a sunbeam her visit 
illumined the dark chamber of death; and as she left, her angelic 
influence remained to soothe and strengthen the dving- man as he 
descended into the valley of the shadow of death. He is gone 
trom us. No more will his cheerfid welcome greet us. No more 
will the sound of martial strife Are his blood with enthusiasm. 
His voice is forever hushed. He sleeps his last dreamless sleep. 
It only remains for us to drop a friendly tear upon his grave; to 
bid the brave soldier, true patriot, and generous-hearted statesman 

*The gentlemen present around the death-bed, members of this Society, were 
Generals G. A. Smith, J. E. Smith, E. S. Parker, W. F. Cady and Morgan 
L. Smith. 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 387 

a long, last, affectionate farewell, and to express the hope that the 
example and lessf)n of his lite may not he lost hv his survivinj^ 
compatriots, but that each ma\ 

"So live tliat when the siinimons comes to join 
The immortal caravan, that moves 
To that mvsterious realm where each shall lake 
His chamber in the silent halls of death. 
Thou go not like the quarrv slave at night, 
Scourged to his dungeon. Init sustained and soothed 
By an unfaltering trust, approach thv grave. 
Like one that draws the drapery of his couch 
About him and lies down to pleasant dreams.'' 

General Parker was tollowcd 1)\' music: dirt^e. 

The Presitlent then announced that tliere av;is a little amoimt 
of business to do. and then the meetini; would adiourn. 

Colonel Tichenor, chairman of the committee on resolutions of 
respect to General Rawlins, submitted the report of the commit- 
tee. The report of the committee was read. and. on motion of 
(ieneral Eld ridge: 

Resolved, That the report of the committee on resolutions of 
respect to Gener;d Rawlins be accepted and spioad upon the 
records of the Society, and tlie committee discharged. 

The report of the committee, as made, reads as follows: 

W'hkk i: as it has pleased Almightv (iod. in the interposition of I lis providence 
to remove from his sphere of usefulness oiu- beloved comraiie Major-(jencrai 
John A. Rawlins, late President of the Societv of the Army of the Tennessee, 
w ho died while in the discharge of his otTicial duties as Secretary of War. at 
Washington. 1). C on the 6th day of .September, iS6(^, of disease contracted 
bv exposure in the army; and, 

WiiEKKAs in his death this Society has lost me of its most beloved and 
honored members; therefore, be it 

Resolved, That in the death of General Rawlins the country has lost one of 
its bravest and truest supporters, the nation one of its ablest and purest states- 
men, the oppressed and libertv-loving of everv land a true friend, his tiercaved 
familv a kind husband and atrectionate father, and his comrades a genial tViend 
and wise counsellor. 

Resolved, That we tender to the bere.iv ed wife and relatives the sympathv 
which those alone can feel who have learned to love the patriot, soldier, and 
gallant comrade, and beg of them to accept with us the consolation which 
comes of the belief that such souls as his ;ue born to a happv immortality. 

Resolved. That copies of these resolutions, dulv attested, Ik- furnished by 
the Secretary to the widow and parents of the deceased. 



388 Proceedings of the Society 

The committee appointed to draft resolutions of respect to Col- 
onel Peckham asked leave to report. Permission granted by the 
President. 

On motion of Colonel Coleman: 

Resolved, That the report of the committee appointed to draft 
resolutions of respect to Colonel Peckham be accepted, and the 
committee discharged. 

The report of the committee is as follows: 

Mr. President: — Your committee, appointed to draft resolutions expressixe 
of the feelings of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee in regard to the 
death of Colonel James Peckham, formerly commanding the twenty -ninth 
legiment of Missouri \'olunteer Infantry, beg leave to report as follows: 

Resolved, That the Society of the Army of the Tennessee learns with deep 
regret of the death of their late comrade-in-arms and brother member, Colonel 
Tames Peckham, of St. Louis. Missouri, who, in the prime of his manhood 
was taken from amongst us, and whose death was attributable directlv to 
wounds received in the gallant and intelligent defense of our country's flag. 

Resoli'ed, That the Secretary is hereby instructed to forward to the bereaved 
widow and family of our lamented comrade a copy of the above resolutions, 
and tender our heartfelt s\-mpathv and condolence in her sad bereavement, and 
further instructed to spread these proceedings upon the records of the Society. 

R. P. BrcKL.VM). 

Cliai ))ii(ni . 

On motion of General G. A. Smith: 

Resolved, That the Congress of the United States be respect- 
fully but earnestly requested to appropriate, for the education and 
maintenance of the children of the late General John A. Rawlins. 
Secretary of War, the salary of the unexpired term of his orticc, 
l)elieving this to be due to one who so earnestly and faithfidh 
served his country during the best portion of his life, and in 
whose service he contracted the fatal disease which cut him down 
in the midst of his influence. 

On motion of Colonel Markland; 

Resolved, That the Society stand ad)(>uinetl initil called to meet 
l>y the President for the next annual reunion. 

L. M. Dayton, 
Record i It a' Secreiarv. 



Of the J.rmy of the Tennessee. 389 



Owing to the tlola\ aUciuliiig the ;(ni\ al iA mam nf ilu- nu-iii- 
Jiers of the Society, but Utile business was ch)ne on tlie first (la\ t»f 
the reunion, necessarily crowding the arrangements tor the secoiul 
day, and fatiguing everybody, llowexer when tlie address had 
heen delivered at ^Vcisiger Hall, and the hour tor the bancjuet to 
begin arrived, there seemed to be no w ;int of enthusiasm. The 
banquet is iu fact looked upon as the main socio/ feature of our 
leunions. Here, none to criticize, the ]deasant dinner --peech. the 
io\ial song, and the clinking of' glasses, speak f"or fViendships 
strong, tried, and true. Xt) description defines lliom. ami none 
can appreciate unless they have experienced. 

Our committee of arrangements liad selected the (rail Ilou^c 
for giving the banc[uct: none better, as the result proved. 

The time fixetl upon to commence was nine o'clock, and the 
54;uests assembled, and u eie sealed, w hile tlie I iiited States band 
from Newport garrison discourseil most cxcellentlv. There was 
no decoration of the dining hall, because its construction would 
iiot admit an\ ; in itself', how e\ er. it is a su|)erb room, and none 
seemed to miss the w Drk of a decorating committee. The tables 
were well supplied w ith adornments; on the table at which sat 
the President and in\ ited guests were three monuments — one in 
the center to General Raw lins, crowned with a riderless horse; 
one on the right, of (icncral (Jranl; and on tiic left, (iencral Sher- 
man — each :in equestrian statue. On the other tables were the 
Hag-ship -1 lartford." Admiral Fanagut in the cross-trees. Temple 
«of LibertN. and man\ other appropriate and Iteautitul designs. 

At the table placed across the eml of the h;ill for the invited 
guests were seated Lieutenant-Cieneral Sheridan, Majoi-( ienerals 
McDowell. Pope. Schotield. Dodge. Weil/el. Merrill. Crittenden. 
Frv, Bri<''adier-( JeneraK Parker. l>eckwith, and Porsyth, and 
Colonel W. C. Church, editor of tiie Arm\ and Na\y journal, 
and Secretar\ of the Societ\ of the .\rmy of the Potom;ic. and 
Judge Hallard, of Kentucky. 

General Sherm;m prc'^ided at the b;in(|uel. and ga\e direction 
to its entire programme. W'iien the dinner had been fully discussed, 
he requested the part\ to come to order, and announced that in 
llic retrular order o'i lo;isN came; 



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First Toast: — "• T/ie President of the United States."' 
Response by General Force. 

Gentlemen: — ^The response to this toast should be simple and 
honest. It has been customary in this Society to open the evening's 
entertainment by toasting the President of the United States. 
For many years past it has been more general to toast the Govern- 
ment of the United States; but this evening we resume the old 
practice, and we toast the President of the United States. All 
honor to our Chief Magistrate, and through him to the nation. 
We look through its trials and its triumphs, and here we toast 
the Chief Magistrate, and through him the people, and we look 
back, around, and forward, and each one feels within his heart, 
''Thank God, I too am an American." [Applause.] Drinking a 
toast to the President-of the United States is no form of obser-s - 
ance. \We know the office, and we honor the man who fills the 
office. [Renewed applause.] The Army of the Tennessee know 
him. We knew him at the first essay at Belmont, through his 
toils in the West, and some of us were at the closing scenes in 
the East. 

The Army of the Tennessee did not only perceive in him a 
great military chieftain: it was the quality of self-abnegation that 
endeared him to the hearts of the arn-jv. His exact equal justice 
to all had a good deal to do with the growth of the mutual con- 
fidence and reliance among all the members of that armv, which 
tcjrmed so important an element of its efficiencv in the field, and 
which now draw us together in these reunions. 

In the early days in the war he taught us in the obeving of 
orders, whatever thev were, and enforcing them, whatever thev 
were, the first lessons of the st)ldier. We saw his method of 
carrying on war. With him it was a serious matter. War was a 
duty — a task — something to be accomplished, and he kept at it, 
ne\ cr flagging, never wearying, never desponding, ])ut alwavs 
hammering at it until he had eflected his ends. He was ever 
willing to accord the justice due to all who had helped to make 
the Army of the Tennessee. So it was that while in the armv 
we had entire confidence in his leadership. In those davs we 
knew that what he had planned he would carrv out. 

To-night we have a right to speak not only of what he was, 
but ot what he is. We knew him then and we know him now, for 



Of the Aryny of the Tennessee. y^x 

lie carries the simple qualities that characteri/etl liiiu in tin- did 
office into the new one. lie is tlie same jnire man: tlu- same 
resolute will and the same common sense are his chief charactc-r- 
istics; and t()-ni<i^lu. when we drink to the President of (he United 
States, we drink with rcspoct to the high office, and witJi jjersoiial 
respect for the man. | Applause.] 

]\IusiC; — "Hail Co///?)ihia." 

Second Toast; — "The Army auJ Xavv'' 

Response hv General Siikhmax. 

Being President on this occasion. I am the oO'icial mouthpiece, 
and I may declare not only w hat the toast is, Init its sense. The 
sense of this toast is national. You. a part here, as a society, the 
representatives of the fact, declare llie army ajid na\\ to he 
national a synonym, just as the President of the I'nited .*^tates; 
and as such the arm\ and na\ \ teel comj^limented. 1. as their 
representative, acknowledge, as the President of this meeting, 
the compliment intended to he con\ eyed, and they are worthy of 
the compliment. [Applause.] There arc others who can hear 
testimony of this as well as I. The army of the I'nited States 
has hecn reduced so that it is now no larger than four of the old 
corps, and it is onlv the army in spirit. Its whole power connects 
in the spirit life that unites it. and its life and power are as great 
to-dav as e\ er. I assure you. | Apj^lause.] Any day you jilease — 
anv dav the nation ma\ demand it — you may tly to arms with your 
tens of thousands and hundreds t)f thousands. Of the navy, in like 
manner, I speak in a national sense. It is the representative ol our 
nation, ahroad as w ell as at home. We used to think the na\y 
could never get to Louisville, hut we have seen it here. We have 
sent navies — not marine ships, hut small ships — and the\ ha\e 
succeeded here as \vell as any organized eflort an\ where in ri\ei-«, 
harhors, or upon the high seas. 'J'he navy to-ilay is as good as it 
ever was. Its discipline is as good. Its officers are as gootl. and 
its men are as \villing to endure privations and to tight tor the t1ag 
of our country. [.Vpi)lause. | 

I hope, therefore. The .\rmy of the Tennes-ee. repiesented 
here, and the gentlemen of Louisville sitting here, are as right in 
the conception of their toast as I may he in my resjjonse. The 
arm\ and na\ \- are worthv of the high compliments y(.u pay 



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them, and the army and navy are better than they would he 
without those compHments. [Prolonged applause.] 

Music: — "Red. White, a)id Bluet" 

Third Toast: — "'The ArDiv of the 7\'//i/esseet' 

To respond to this toast the committee had allotted General 
Gresham the duty, but he was called awa\- from tlie reunion bv 
official duties before the banquet, and Major H. S. Fitch wa<. 
requested to act as alternate. 

Response bv Major H. S. Fitch. 

I am happy to say that the onl\- toast of the e\ ening which 
requires no eloquence is awarded to me. It would be a work of 
supererogation to speak of the Armv of the Tennessee with a 
view to add new laurels. The words Armv of the Tennessee 
themselves have a historv, and the^■ need no eloquence to illustrate 
them. [Applause.] Their nicmorv is written in manv long 
marches from the citv of Louisville to the seaboard citv fron> 
which I hail — Savannah. Thev ask no inscription — no encomiums, 
other than the honor of claiming as their leader (ieneral W. T. 
Sherman, [applause,] tlie man who recognizes the Arm^■ of the 
Tennessee as his old companions. We are here to-night simplv 
to strike hands; and in the words of General Rawlins, "let us 
meet together and ha\ e a good time," and if \()u will come do^v^ 
to the old scene of vour militarv triumph. \ ou will rind bra\ e 
hearts wlio will sav, "We were earnest, but \X)U are generous.'" 
[ .Vpplause. ] 

INIusic: — "/>('////)' Haveifs Of 

Fourth Toast: — ■■yoh/i A. jRaicIii/st" Drank standing, in 
silence. 

Music: — ■'Jt>iro-et' 

Fifth Toast: — ^ 71ie Cavalry of the IVesit' 

Response by General J. II. \Vii,sox. 

Comrades: — I never was in as trving a place in m\ life as I 
am to-night, except when, after crossing the Chickahominv with 
Sheridan, on the road U) Richmond, mv division got between the 
breastworks in front and the swamps in the rear, and a dispatch 



Of the A r)i:y of the Tennessee. ^^93 

came to nu" to "hold that position." j Lauj^httT. | I siiit hack 
\\()i(l tliat I would. I LauLjhtcr and applause] I was mtn iniicli 
in the ti\ that John IMurnix wa-- in when, on one occasion. Ik- iiad 
a ti-ht with the editor of tiic San I)ie«;o JlcraUI. \ Lauj,diter. | I 
am decidedly ot opinion that spcechin*; on such an occasion as 
this is out ot" place. 1 am not a speaker, and do not desiic U> learn 
to make speeches. Bein<^ a cavalivman, I do not like to <ret ini\ed 
up with the infantry [lau<;hter]. it mij^dit dama^fe the infantrv. 
I LauLjhter and ai)])lau'-e. | 1 feel upon this occasion ver\ much 
as a certain soldier Cieneral Merritt told me of to-dav. He 
was tjetting away from the hattle of Winchester, when he hap- 
pened to meet his (Jeneral. "Where are von <^oin*jr'" asked the 
(jeneral. "(ieneral." he replied. "I'm not jjivinj; uj): I'm not 
demoralized: Ini \\(A scattered; hut, (ieneral, I Iiavii'tahit of 
coi/fidci/cc in my Colonel .'" | Lau^'hter and a])plau>«e. | I mii,dit 
tell von somethinjj;- ahout the cavalr\ of the W'c-t. i know all 
ahout it, although most of the ho\ ^ are at home. .\ certain old 
Colonel in Missouri wa^ trxin^- to leconstruct the State, and was a 
candidate for Goverinn\ He met with a reproof from his (ieneral. 
though a hctter ofHcer than he had ne\er ser\ed. He came to me 
and said: "The General has relmketl me. I never claimed to he 
much of a soldier, and do not know anythinjjj ahout this military 
husiness. hut I will l>et vou /:<.'<* dollars ami a half I can plow a 
furrow strai;.(hter than any man in his command!" | Lauj^hter. | 
A ijood manv of the hovs are in the C(tndition of theC<»lonel. they 
could plow a straici^ht furrow and couKl always find where tiie 
enemv"s cruns were. The cavalry of the We-t never came in si<r|it 
of a gun that they did not take. [ Lauj^diter. .\ voice: "And 
nothing else!" Renewed lau^jhter. | When (ieneral Sherman 
,lXa\e me conniKuid, he t^^ave me a carle hlaiichc. He said I need 
not ask him for instructions. "I will not make any attempt to 
divide the <,dory with you." said he. Hi- ohservation wa^, that it 
needed a man of not very <rreat cajxicity. I thiid< he alluded to 
(ieneral Kilpatrick. [ Lau<,diter. J 'JMie c;ivalry started from Louis- 
ville, and they were the first troops that ever di<l march from the 
Ohio to the (inlf of Mexico, and they captured iS: j,Mms. [A 
voice: "Musketsr"] Xo, not musket^, we left them hehind f.-r 
the infantry to pick up. [ Lau<;hter and applause.) 

1 did not fjct up to make a speech. I"(io in! cro in!"] (ieneral 
Sheridan came here, antl somelx.dy spoke to him ;d'out spcakin;;. 



394 <Troceedings of the Society 

He said he did not come here to make a speech, but to talk and 
drink with the boys, and have "a good time." Now, all I have 
got to sav is, "Go in!'' 

Music : — '•'Yankee Dood/e." 

Sixth Toast: — " 7 !> the Honored Dead of the Army of the 

TeiinesseeT 

Response by General Sprague. 

Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Army of the 

Tennessee: — In responding to the sentiment, "The Honored Dead 
of the Armv of the Tennessee,"' I need not weary you with manv 
words. For each of us, as the sentiment was pronounced, there 
appeared a long line of our old comrades who fell in the struggle 
in which we were all engaged, and the memory of the charms of 
their society, of their gallantry and devotion to duty, is one (jf the 
mainsprings of that heartfelt devotion which we feel for each 
other here to-night. The memory of those who gave their lives 
for the cause which we loved will ever bind, with ties increasing 
in strength, our fraternal regard for each other. Their deaths have 
made our Union holy. 

Let no unpious hand or heart that claims a place in the Societv 
of the Army of the Tennessee dare to supplant h\ selfish aims the 
generous love that now animates us. 

As our hearts are warmed and made holier by the memories of 
our departed comrades, si; has this sentiment spread throughout 
the nation, and all patriotic hearts move and ai'e inspired bv a 
higher and holier patriotism when thoughts recur to the lamented 
McPherson, Rawlins, Ransom, Bowers, Crocker, Fairchild and 
to the more than ten thousand other names who are borne on the 
rolls of the Army of the Tennessee, who, as they fell, sent a thrill 
of bitter grief to manv hearts throughout the whole land, until 
finally the nation realized what the cause of our country was 
worth, and the sacrifice, whatever it might be, Avas a ready and 
Avilling offer for the altar. 

The tall of the shining names that I have mentioned, and a list 
so long it would require the whole night to read it, electrified the 
nation at large, but the thousands of subalterns and private 
soldiers of equal patriotism who laid down their lives, each one 
awoke in all hearts to whom they were dear that spirit of devotion 



Of the Arr,:y of the Tennessee. 3c^5 

\\ liich Uroii^lit our country s;itcly tlirouj^li its tlcrv tiiiils, .-mil 
placed it in the tVont rank of tlu' honored nati(uis of the world. 

And to-(hiy, a^ we contemplate the glories ot" om- iVee institu- 
tions, we honor the memories of dui' honored conuadcs. 

If we cherish as wc should the memorie-^ ot' thosi^ who were 
once of us. Init ha\ e answ eii'd to the last roll-call, w c shall he 
more and more inspired to he true to our count r\ . in whate\er 
walk in life our lot is cast. 

Ml' sic: — '■•Dirov." 

Sk\"Hxtii To.vst: — •■ y\i OKI- ConiraJcs of all llic AiDiics <>;' the 
I ^11 ion.'" 

Resp(jnsc bvCieneral loiiN P(M»e. 

Mk. President a.M) (jkn TEiiMicN: — It is ;r,eatl\ to he rej,netted 
that some one hi<^her in rank and of wider tame, some one pos- 
sessed ot eloepience and counnand ot lan^uai^e essential to this 
dut\, should have heen selected to lespouil to this toast, whose 
tribute of admiration would he far moie woiiln of the achieve- 
ments of all our comrades. There w ill he found elotpu'uce and 
languaj^e tit to contribute power to the patriotic utterances that 
everv one of us demands in an\ mention of the honored dead. 
What words could add to the fame ot the arnnes of the I nion 
more than a reconstructed and re<;enerate(l count r\. respected hv 
all the world, and lo\ ed as a countr\' is rareh lo\ cd h\ its citi/ens.- 
These are higher tributes to the dead and li\ iuL^ than all the words 
in the En<i^lish lant(ua<;e could express. .\s \\;is said b\ the late 
Piesident Lincoln. "It is not what we say. but w hat the\ did. that 
will li\c'."" 

yivsiu-.—'-Slar Sf'iii/i^lcJ I>aiincr'' 

Ya(,\\\\\ To.vsr: — •• The MarcJi to the SeaT 

In ])lace of ( leneial Le<;<;ctt, who had bien selected to respond lo 
this toast, but was not present. (Jeneral ). M. Corse consented to 
do so. and fa\ored the \)A\\\ with humoious and pleasini,Memarks. 

Music: — ''Tramp. Tramp. Tramp'' 

Nixrii ToAsi-: — "llie Memory of Me Phersoii'' 

M u s I c : — " Dir<>\\' 



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Tenth Toast: — '■'The \'olit)itcer Soldici-r 

Response by General T. L. Crittenden. 

Gentlemen and Comrades of the Regular and Vol- 
unteer Army: — To one of which I once belonged, and to the 
other of which I now belong, I thank you for deputing to me 
the honor of responding to this toast. [Applause.] You have 
drunk to the health of the President of the United States, repre- 
senting the nation; you have drunk to the army and navv, repre- 
sentatives of the nation; and at last vou have come to the kernel 
and heart, and drunk to the strength and might of every free 
government, the revolutionary soldiery. [Applause.] Our great 
captain and chief of^cer has trulv said, that the army is an arm 
ready to strike when the Government calls, and that great depend- 
ence must be placed 'upon the volunteers. I am now a regular, 
but not taught in their schools, and God knows that I ha\ e 
regretted many a time th;it I have only learned these things bv 
having them hammered into me in this war. There have been 
some failures in the volunteers, but I can say that there have been 
quite as many in the regular. I wish to accord honor to whom 
honor is due, and I hate the man \\\\o would detiact it from him 
who learned it in the face of the enemy. [Applause.] Cjentle- 
men, I was a volunteer, I stood high with the volunteers, and 1 
do not think I stood too high. I am now a regular, I do not stand 
very high ^vith the regulars, and I do not think I stand too high. 
[Applause and laughter.] 

Music:—" 71ic Girl 1 left Behind MeT 

Eleventh Toast: — ''Our hreited GnestsT 

Response by General Schofield. 

Gentlemen and Comrades: — As the Army of the Tennessee, 
the Army of the Cumberland, of the Ohio and the Gulf, all united 
in fighting the battles of the West, we all unite here in the 
enjoyment of our reunion, and we would ever perpetuate this 
fraternal feeling. I thank you for this cordial greeting, and assure 
you of the undying affection of your comrades-in-arms. [Ap- 
plause.] 

Music: — "America^ 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 397 

T\v K I.I' TH Toast: — - Pvarrr 

Response l^y («eiiei;il T. Ln i.i-: 1)k ki;y. 

CtENti.kmex .\ni» Mkmi?i:i{s oi- imi-: Socir.rv oi im Aknm 
DF THE Tennessee: — I feel myself profouiully Uoiioied. in 
view of the comparatively small part which it was im honor to 
take in the action of the Arm\ of the Tennessee, it is a ^leat 
honor to he called npon to respond to the toast. Peace is the 
■subject, and peace ^vas the ijoal of the N\ar, This wa> the end 
desired hy all, and to which the soldier looked with |)ride and 
pleasure, and that, too, with the consciousness that he was to 
secure it under the prcscrvc<l aivX restored Governnienl <jf our 
fathers, [ A])])lause. J 

Music. 

This ended the pro^^ramme of regular sentiments made hy the 
committee. All the speeches in response to them had been short, 
but full of g;o(>d j^oints of humor and wit. and all listeners were 
in a most agreeable social feeling. Main j^ersoris w ere called out. 
making their responses by speech or song, adding greatly to the 
pleasure of the occasion. More good feeling has not cxisteil at 
iinv former reunion, and no greater enjoyment. 

Geneial Sherman, desiring order, read the t'ollow ing telegram: 

\V \sMiN(;roN, Xn'miihrr ]S, ISO^f. 
To Colon HI. L. M. Dayton: 

Though personiillv absent, my heart is witli my comrades ot" the .\rmy ol" 
the Tennessee and my friends of tlio Cavahy Corps. .\s you revive the 
memories and friendships ot army davs, you ha\e my l)Cst wishes lor a happy 

ireunion. 

\Vm. W. Ui I kn \i'. 

■S. (/•./(/ ;v 0/ U'lir. 

It was received with roimds of api)l;Mi-e and \u-.n\\ eheering 
for our comrade. 

(;eneral Sheiinan. thanking all i'or their attenti<.n and the 
marked good order that had been maintained during the exening. 
considered, now that the dinner had been eaten, the wine drank. 
mn\ the speeches and songs made and sung, the banijuet wa- 
accomplished. Hoping you prosperity in the cming year, ami 
that we all mav be at our ne.\t reunion, there is nothing left for 



39^ ^Proceedings of the Society 

me to do but adjourn this meeting, and I now pronounce it 
adjourned. 

Thus ends our fourth reunion, than which we have had none 
more con:iplete, successful and gratifying, and, as was frequently 
remarked bv members during its progress, "The Society of the 
Army of the Tennessee" is now a fixed, permanent, lasting organ- 
ization to lis, its n^embers, for all time to come. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 

The followiiig letters from meml)ers of the Society, who could 
not attend, to our officers, and from persons complimented by our 
Executiye Committee, are appended to this report as a represent- 
ation of the interest and the kindly feeling manifested toward us. 
on all occasions. Menibcrs can not but be impressed that our 
organization has an abundance of good Vvishes and good friends 

Executive Mansion, } 

Was}UX(;t()X, D. C. November 4^ 1869. \ 
JoHX M. IIarlax, Esc^.. 

Chit inn a II Coiumitlcr of f nvHaiioiis^ Socictv Army of Ihc Tennessee, etc.: 
Dear Sir:— Your favor of the z^\\\ of October, ultimo, inviting me to be 
present at the meeting of the Societv of the Amiy of the Tennessee, and the 
Cavah-y Corps of the MiHtary Division of the Mississippi, is received. It is 
with regret I have to reply non-accepting. The Army of the Tennessee, and 
the Society composed of members of that grand army, are mostly men with 
whom I commenced mv services in the suppression of the late rebellion; and 
I had, too, the honor of being their first commander, under that name; an 
honor which I feel, and shall always appreciate. It would afford me the 
greatest pleasure to be present at the reunion of the 17th and iSth instant; but 
public dutv will prevent. All that I can do, therefore, is to wish \ou a happv 
meeting, and to express the hope that there may be many more such reunions, 
when I mav ha\e the pleasure of being present. 

\\'ith high regards, your obedient servant. 

U. S. Grant. 



War Department, / 

WAsnixGTON City, November 11. 1869. \ 
Colonel John M. Harlan. 

Chairman Committee of Invitations. Society Army of the Tennessee, etc.: 
Sir: — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the invitation of the 
committee to attend the annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the 
Tennessee and the Cavalry Corps of the Military Division of the Mississippi, 



Of the J.rmy of the Tennessee. 399 

at Louisville, on November 17th and iStli, iSd^. The pressure of publie tinlie> 
will prevent my attendance, but I beg thai you will convey to the niember> nf 
both Societies the expression of the desire I feel to meet with llieiii and roviw 
the memories of Held and tight and camp. 

Wherever their homes may be, the sons of the Arin\ .>l tlie 'i"enne->ee will 
be with you in spirit, and as year after year passes, though the chaiii of friend- 
ship be lengthened, its links w ill grow stronger and stronger with time. 
With the mast sincere wishes for a pleasant reunion of both .Societies, 
J am, resjiectfully and truly \ ours, 

W. W. Hki.knaj-, 

Srcretiirv of ]\'iir. 



Z ANKsvii.i.K, Ohio, \oz-ettihrr 14. ISi',:t. 

Dear IIickkm.ooper: — 1 greatly fear it will be impossible for me to go to 
Louis\ ille. w Inch I greatly regret, for I looked forward to the prospect of 
meeting our old army friends there with much pleasure, and I wanted a long 
talk with you. We are in the midst of an important negotiation for the 
purchase of property and establishment of a branch house in Chicago, and I 
-shall be obliged to go there this week, as a telegram of ye.sterday from Chicago 
fixes Wednesday for executing papers. We got the dispatch late last ( Saturday) 
eve. I shall dispatch to-morrow morning to see if it cannot be postponed 
until Friday; if so, I can go bv wa\- of Louis\ ille. but I fear it can not. a«. one 
of the parties li\es in St. Louis. 

Enclosed find I5 w iih which pa^ my annual dues; and should there be atn 
extra tax assessed, or contribution taken up at the meeting, where I wtiidd be 
expected to contribute. I wish \ ou would respond in m_v name and draw on 
me. or let ine know the amount, and I will remit it at once to you at Cincinnati. 
That is, please consider me present tor all business purposes as far as po>>ible. 
I wish to do m\- full share to keep up the Societ_\'. Rememl>er me kincll\ to 
old friends. 

Very respect full \ . 

M. J). Leugett. 



llEADl^r AKTERS MiMTARY DIVISION OI THE SollH. * 

Lot isvii.LE, Ky.. \inrinbir I .', ISilO. \ 

General 1. M. 11 area n. 

Chai rman Coin in if /re of liivittitions: 
General: — I regret that a prior engagement will prevent my attendance at 
the annual reunion of the " Society of the Army of the 'l'ennes>ee " and the 
Cavalrv Corps of the Military Division of the Mississippi, on the i7tli and 
iSth instant. 

With man\' tlianks tbrvour kind invitatioiu 1 am. \cr\ rc'>pcctl'ull\ . 
^'our obedient servant. 

II. W. IIALLEIK. 

Mitjor (it-nirnl I'. S. A. 



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Department of the Interior, ^ 
Washington, D. C., November 12, 1S69. \ 
General John M. Harlan, 

Chairman Committee of luviiatious, etc., Louisville, Ky.: 
My Dear General: — I have received your letter of the 25th instant,, 
inviting me to attend the annual reunion of the Amiy of the Tennessee and 
the Cavalry Corps of the Military Division of the Mississippi, to be held in 
Louisville, on the 17th and iSth of the present month, and regret exceedingly 
that the press of work, consequent upon the coming session of Congress, will 
prevent my attendance at what I am sure will be a pleasant and enjoyable 
meeting. 

Yerv truh' vours^ 

J. D. Cox. 



Attorney General's Office, / 
Wa.shington, October 27, 1869. \ 
John M. Harlan, Esq^. 

Chairman, etc., etc.: 
Sir: — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your invitation to 
attend the annual reimion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee in 
Louisville, on the 17th and iSth. of November, and to regret that my engage- 
ments are such as to afford me no prospect of being able to accept it. 
Verv respecttullv, \o\w obedient servant, 

E. R. Hoar. 



Navy Department, ) 

WASHiNciTON, November 6, 1860. S, 
John M. Harlan. Esq^, 

Chairman Committee on Invitation.^, LouisviHe, Ky. 
Sir: — Yours of October 25, inviting me to attend the annual reunion of the 
Society of the Army of the Tennessee and the Cavalry Corps of the Military 
Division of the Mis.sissippi, has been received, and I regret very much to say. 
that, by pressure of dut_\-, I am obliged to forego the pleasure of being present 
on that most interesting occasion. 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

Geo. ^L Roueson, 
Secretary of the ^V(7t'r. 



Navy Dep.\rtment, } 

Washington, Noz'ember J, 1869. ji 
Genera/, John M. Harlan, 

Chairman Committee on Invitations, Louisi'il/e, A'v. 
Dear Sir: — I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of vour kind invitation 
to attend the annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee and 
the Ca\alry Corps of the Military Division of the Mississippi. 

I regret that the pressure of m\- oflicial duties will prevent my lieing present 
on this interesting occasion. 

With great resjiect. your obedient servant, 

David D. Porter, 

Vice-Aefinira/. 



Of the Arr.iy of ihe Teniiesree. 401 

Si i'ervisor's Oki-ick. I 

LiTTi.K RoiK. Ark., Xovcmbcr IJ, IHi'/J. ) 
Coi.oxEL L. M. Dayton, 

Sccretarv Army 7\'/iiirsse<\ Louisrillc, A'v.: 
Sir: — Public business of pressing import.incc will prcxont iiic from joining 
in social communion with the soldiers of our old arinv, who carried the flag of 
their country to the sea and tramped out the last camp-fires of the rebellion I 
Let me express the hope that the proceedings of the meeting of the Army 
of the Tennessee will be characterized by love, unity, and concord; love for 
each other, unitv in our common cause, and concord in council. 

I shall look with deep interest to every movement of your loyal meeting, and 
hail with joy the announcement that tlie (leneral of the United States Army. 
W. T. -Sherman, is unanimously declared the choice of your body for the 
position left vacant by the late lamented Rawlins; and I feel assured that no 
member of our organization will allow his name to be used in connection 
with the presidency of the association while Sherman, the hero of Atlanta and 
suKis/icr of the confederacy, lives! 

\'er\- respectfully. 

John Ml. Don M.n. 



CoiAMiu s. Ohio. \oz-ti)ih<r S, 1S<>9. 
General John M. Hari.an, 

Chairman, ric. /.oitiszi/lc. Ay.: 
Dear Sir: — I have delayed until now acknowledging the receipt of your 
note of the J^th ultimo, inviting me to attend the approaching annual reunion 
of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee and the Cavalry Corps of the 
Military Division of the Mississippi, in the hope that my business engagements 
would assume a form to enable me to accept the invitation. \'ery much to 
my disappointment, howexer, 1 tind it necessary to leave for the East during 
the present week, ami will hartily be able to return in time to attend your 



reunion. 



Please accept the assurance of my regret in thus being denietl the pleasure ol 
joining you and your gallant comrades on the occasion of yom- meeting, and 
my thanks for the invitation with which T have been honored. 
\'ery respectfully yours, etc.. 

\V. Dennison. 



Hi.Aix^i aktkrs First Military District, State oi \'ir(.inia. / 
Rkhmoni), ^'A., Xoz'cm/ur 4. ISr,<). \ 

Dear Sir: — I regret very much that otVicial engagements will deprive me of 
the pleasure of attending the '• annual reunion of the .\rmy of the Tennessee'' 
and of the "Cavalry Corps of the Military Division of the Mississippi." to 
be held at Louisville on the 17th and i8th instant. 
Please accept m\ thanks for your kind in\ itation. 

\'ery sincerely, your obedient servant, 

E, R. S. Canbv, 
Brevrt Major-dcneral. 



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SoiTn Bexd, Ixd.. Xozonlh-r S, 1S6!>. 
General J. M. Harlan, 

Chairman, etc.. etc.: 
My Dear Sir: — It would give me sincere pleasure if it were in my power 
to accept vour kind invitation to your annual reunion at Louisville, and 1 
know that I should enjoy seeing and hearing from those who carried out their 
own wishes in the temple of fame with patriotic deeds, inspired by fearless 
hearts and performed by fearless hands. But I regret most sincerely that it 
\\\\\ be out of my power to be present. 

Wishing vou, as vou touch shoulder to shoulder again, a jo\ous reunion, 
I am, \ery truly yours, 

SciiL yler Coli ax. 



United States Marshal's Office, / 
1 1 ELEN A, M . T., November 2, 1S6'.>. \ 
General A. Hickenlooper, 

Corrcspouding Secretar v Socict \ A rm v of tlic Toiiiessec, Cine in iiati , i >. : 
Sir: — Herewith please find enclosed $io post office order. It is to pay for 
niv membership in the Society from the beginning. 

I regret exceedingly that I can not meet with my comrades on the i6th and 
17th instant at Louisville. I trust they will have a happy reunion and revive 
the memory of their hard -fought fields. 

I should be pleased to ha\e my certificate of membership and a copy of the 
proceedings of the Society. 

I am sir, \erv truh- vours, 

\V. F. Wheeler, 
La/r Captain .'ftli Minn. J'oi. Infantry. 



MoXMoiTH, 111.. Xovcmber ■>, 18<j'.>. 
Gexeral a. Hickexlooper, 

Corresponding Secretary '"^Irmy of the Tennessee: " 
Dear Sir: — Your letter of July 26th was duly received. I am compelled 
to give up all idea of attending the reunion this year, owing to business engage- 
ments that require my attention; but rest assured I have lost no interest in the 
Society, and will look with anxiety for the proceedings of the meeting on the 
17th instant. 

My address for the present will be Monmouth, Warren count\ , Illinois. 
With best wishes for the welfare of the Societv, and manv thanks t"or \o\w 
many kindnesses, 

I remain, \ ery respectfully, \ our obedient servant. 

Rout. M. Campbell. 
Late Captain "Arjnv of the Tennessee." 



ViRGixiA City, M. T., October 19. ISWK 
Gexeral A. Hickenlooper, 

Corresponding Secretary of the Societv of the ^Ir/ny of the Tennessee: 
Dear Gexeral: — We, the undersigned members of the Society of the 
Arm^' of the Tennessee, send throujrh \ ou to our comrades assembled at 



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Louisville, Kc-ntiicky. our sincere regrets that distance and duties here prevent 
us iVom meeting with them on this occasion. 

We also join with them in mourning the loss hv death of our beloved com 
rade and President, General John A. Rawlins, a generous and true friend, a 
hra\ e and noMe soldier, honored and lo\ed bv all who knew him. 
\ eiv respectl'ullv, your comrades. 

W M. 1". \\ nil 1. IK. 

Lute Captni)! itli Minn. I'ois.. C. S. Murshiil Moiilnim. 

Post Office. n,l,„ii. .1/. T. 

W. .S. SCRIBNKR. 

Littr First Licutouuit With Wis. Infantry \'o/s., Srrrctarv of Montiinu . 
Post Offirr. Viro-inia City. .V. T. 
¥. C. 1)ki.mi-IN(.. 
Latr Colonel mtli /\r<rt. .Uo. Infantry. \' in^riniu City. .M . 7'. 



Kansas City, Mo, October .^ord. ISr'At. 

(iKNKRAl. A. IIUKKXI.OOI'KR. 

Corrcspondiiio' Secretary Society of Army Tennessee, Cincinnati, O.: 
I)i:ar Sir : — Your favor of July 26th, covering notice of next regidar meeting 
ot" our Societx'. was dul\ recei\ed. In return please accept my thanks. 1 
would also tender to my comrades \n\ sincere regret, because of n^\^ inabilitv , 
through neces.sities of business, to be with them on that interesting occasion, 
and that whatever mav be the changes in lite. I shall always remember witli 
]-)riiie that / -..-(is a so/ttier of' tite Army of tlie Tennessee. 

\'er\- trul\- \-ours. 

Rout. C L'kowi-.i.i., 
Late Major Xtli Mo. J". /.. .'.nt Iiri<;., .',rd Div. I.'.tlt .1. C. 



Santa Fe, N. M.. Octo/>,r / .'tfi. /.sv;.v. 

GkNERAI. a. HrCKENI.OOI'ER, 

Cor res pond i 71 o^ Secretary Society of tlie Army of tlie 'Tennessee. C inciniiati : 
Dkak Sir: — \'()ur notice of the time and place of the next annual meeting 
of the Society ot" the .\rniy of the Tennessee has bejn received. Soon after 
the close of the war I came to New Mexico, and have never yet had the 
pleasure of being present at any of the reunions, and I regret very much to 
state that it will be imjiossible for me to attend this year. And more especially 
do 1 regret, because year by year our members are growing less; our comrades 
are taken from us b\ an all-wise Providence: a loss to earth but a gain to 
heaven. A few brief years and we will all have made our final departure. 
The Societ\ of the Army of the Tennessee can be perpetuated in the same 
manner as the Cincinnati Society of our continental fathers. Although I may 
never be present at anv of these social reunions, yet my heart is ever with \ou. 

"^'ours cordially. 

11. M. Dwis, 
Late Captain Co. C, .'"tft A\ot. O. I". /.. .'nd Urij:.. .:rd /)i:\. i:tl, .J. C. 



404 Proceedings of the Society 

Fort Cummixgs, N. AI.. August IJ,, 1869. 
General: — By recent papers I see that a meeting of the "Army of the 
Tennessee" is ordered for November 17th, 1S69. As a former officer of that 
grand old army, I should love to be present, and think I shall. I desire a 
certificate of membership; but not knowing anything about the organization, 1 
write for information. Be kind enough to send me a certificate, if that be 
possible, and I will heartily remit the required fee. I served as an officer of 
the 48th regiment of Indiana Volunteer Int'antry, was mustered out of service 
at Louisville, Kentucky, July -3rd, 1865. 

Very truly your obedient serxant. 

J. C. McBride, 
First I.icKtctmnt -iStti Infautry, Brevet- Captain, U. S. A. 



Rockford, III., April ,29, 1869. 
General A. IIickenlooper: 

My De.vr General: — I have just arrived from Utah, where I have lived 
for two years past. I regretted my inability to attend the meeting of the 
Society of the Army of the Tennessee held at Chicago, 15th December, 186S. 
Accept thanks for report of the proceedings of the above meeting. I am 
anxious to keep up my connection with the Societv. I leave in a few \\eeks 
for Brussels, to which place I ha\e l^een appointed consul. M\' address \\ ill 
be at this place (Rockford). 

Hoping to have the pleasure of attending a meeting of your Societv before 
the end of many years, and wishing you health and success, 
I remain faithfulh' \ours, 

A. L. Chetlaix. 



Washington. D. C, Xovcmber 2, 1869. 
John M. Harlan, Es<^, 

Chairman Committee on Invitations, etc.. etc.. Louisville, Kv.: 
Sir: — I have the honor to acknowledge your in\itation to attend the annual 
leunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee and the Cavalry Corps 
of the Military Division of the Mississippi, and regret that I will not be able 
to be present on that interesting occasion. 

With sincere regards, I am \oin- obedient ser\ant, 

Edwin M. Stanton. 



Washington, November 11. 1869. 
Hon. John M. Harlan, 

Cl/airman Committee on Invitations : 
Sir: — I am in receipt of \our favor of the -5th ultimo, in\iting me, on behalf 
of the committee, to attend the annual reunion of the Society of the Arni\ of 
the Tennessee and the Cavalry Corps of the Military Division of the Miss- 
issippi, to be held at Louisville, Kentucky, on the 17th and i8th instant. 

I beg to return to yourself and the committee my sincere thanks for this 
flattering recognition of my sympathy with the deeply interesting event to 



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Avhich you allude. My official eni;ai(einents here will deprive me of the 
pleasure of accepting your invitation, hut in spirit, and in earnest appreciation 
atul <,'rateful rememhrance, I will he with the survivors of the nohle arinv to 
^\ hich you refer, and who have made for themselves an imperishahle record of 
^•aIor and patriotism. 

Very respectfully, your ohedicnt servant, 

1. IJOI.T. 



Davton, Ohio, Xoz-rwhr H, ISiJ'.i. 

<CiEXER.\l. JXO. M. HaRI.AN, 

Chairman Committee on Invitations: 
Gexer.\l: — A protracted absence has prevented an earlier repl\ to vour 
kind invitation to be present at the annual reunion of the Society of the .\rm\ 
tif the Tennessee, to be held at Louisville on the 17th instant. 

1 assure you nothing could gi\e me greater pleasure than to meet m\ f<irmer 
comrades of that grand old army, the men with whom 1 stood at .Shiloh, 
"Mission Ridge, in the Atlanta campaign, and at Naslnille; and if it is pos- 
sible I will attend the approaching n'leeting. Should it be impossible foi me 
to be present, I beg you will assure our assembled comrades that I will he vith 
them in the most cordial sympathy and the warmest fraternal feelings. 
Pray greet them for me individually and collectively. 

\'ery truh', \aur friend and late conuMde-in-ariiis, 

Til. J. Wood. 
Major-dinoal ('. S. A. 



Headc^iarteks Mii.n arv ])i\ isiov ok riii. .\ri. \niu, ) 
1*1111. AOKI-IMII A, Pa.. Xoz'rmhrr I. ISi'/i. \ 

John M. II aki.an. 

C hair man Com inittrr on 1 irritations, /.onisz'il/c. A'y.: 
Dear Sir: — I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the J^th 
ultimo, inviting me trt attend the animal reunion of the Army of the Tennessee, 
to be held on the i8th instant, to return you my sincere thanks I'or the com- 
jjliment paid me, and to express my extreme regret that my public and private 
tngagemeiits will not permit my being present. 

\ erv ivsj>ectfully your obedient ser\ ant, 

(il.(). (i. M I ADI , 

Major-a.nrra/ L . S. A. 



1 lonok i:\, Xonmlo'r .'. ISiiH. 

(iKNERAI. j. M. 11\KI.AN. 

Chairman Conimittrr on h)-itations: 

(tE.\ i:r Ai.: — I have tile pleasure to acknowledge the receijit of _\-our most 

courteous imitation to be present at the annual reunion of the Societ_\- of the 

Army of the Tennessee and the Cavalry Corps of the Military Di\ isjon of 

the Mississippi. I regret extremely that liu^iness engagements will render it 



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impossible for me to avail myself of your kind in\ itation, for Avhich I beg to 
ofter my warmest thanks. 

With mv cordial wishes for the complete success of the reunion, and the 
continued prosperity of the two Societies. 

I am. most truly yours, 

Geo. B. McClellan. 

St. Pall, Minx., Xin'ember 8, 1SG9. 
To General John M. Harlan. 

Chairman Commiftec on Invitations: 
General: — Your communication of October 25th. inviting me to be present 
on the occasion of the annual reunion of the Societies of the "Army of the 
Tennessee" and the Cavalry Corps of the Military Division of the Mississippi. 
to be held at Louisville, Kentucky, on the 17th instant, has been received. 

I regret that it will not be convenient tor me to accept the courteous invita- 
tion which voii have so politely conve\ed. I beg, however, to state, that it 
would aflbrd me real pleasure to meet the gentlemen assenabled from these 
renowned bodies of troops, and to express the hope that their meeting may be 
as happy as their valor in the field was distinguished. 

T am truly \oiu- obedient servant, 

Winfield S. Hancock, 

JMajor-dciicral. 



State of Indiana, Executive Department, ) 
Indianapolis, November 8. 1869. \ 

Colonel John M. Harlan, 

Chairman Committee of Invitations : 
Dear Sir: — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your kind com- 
munication of the ist instant, inviting me to attend the annual reunion of the 
Society of the Army of the Tennessee and the Ca\alry Corps of the Miss- 
issippi Division, to be held in the city of Louisville, on the 17th and iSth days 
of the present month. 

Be pleased to accept for yourself, and the committee over which you preside, 
n\\ profound thanks for the honor of the invitation, with the assin-ance that it 
will afford me much pleasure to attend the reunion, unless prevented by other 
engagements, which I fear will be the case. Whether I shall be able to be with 
you or not, you will ha^•e m_\' best wishes for the prosperity of youi- association 
and for the success of the approaching reunion. 

I ha\e the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

Conrad Baker. 



New York City, 363 West iSW\ .Street, November i,/, 18(j'J. 
General Jno. M. Harlan, 

Chairman Committee of Invitations : 
Dear Sir: — Your polite invitation to attend the annual reunion of the 
Army of the Tennessee has been received. I regret extremely pri\'ate business. 
prevents me from accepting. 

Very respectfully, 

Schcyler Hamilton. 



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Nkw \'<»i<k. .\'/>:/«//v/- in. ISH'.i. 

•(iKNKR AI. I N((. M. 11\K1.\N, 

Chairman Committee on Invitations, Louisville, A'v.: 
My Dear Generai,; — It is with roi^ret that I find m vsclf olih^oil to ilcclinc 
vour kind invitation to the ■•annual reunion of the Arni\ ()!" tlie Tennessee 
and the Cavah-v Corps of the Military JJ)ivi,sion of the Mississippi," on the 
17th and iSth instant, but mv business arrangements for the month are of sueh 
:i nature as to demand my personal attention here. 

Thanking you for the remembranee. and w itii hearty good \s ishes for a 
jileasant reunion with vour old comrades, 

I am very trul\ \ours, 

A. 1'. IhRNsiui.. 



BRE\()t)Rr lloisE. New \'()Kk City. .Xovrmlur .',. IS<>:i. 
John M. Hari,an, 

Chairmaji of Coiniiiittec o/i 1 iivitatioiif: 
Dear Sir: — ^'oln" ]inlite invitation to attend the annual reiniion of tiic 
Society of the Arni\ of the Tennessee and Cavalr\ Corps of the Militar\ 
Division of the Mississippi, to be held in Louisville, on the ij'.li Awd iStli 
instant, is recei\ed. 

It would atford nie sincere pleasure to meet mv gallant com|ianions-in-;ii-ni> 
t>n the occasion of their reunion, but 1 fear that the state ot m\ health will 
deprive me of that pleasmv. 

\'erv respecttuih \ou\' obedient serv ant. 

J. iloc.KKK, 

.Major- ( iemral. 



State oi Oiiid, Execitive Department. ( 
Coi,iMUls. Xovember ^, IfHiU. ) 

(iKNER Ai. John M. IIaki.an. 

{' liairman Coniniittci- on I nvilatiotts Society .irmv of tlie Tennessee: 
Sir: — 1 regret that 1 shall not be able to attend the reunion ot'tlie Society of 
the Army of the Tennessee and the Cavalry Corps of the Mississijipi Division, 
to be held at Louisx ille on the 17th and i8th of this month. I was present at 
tlie last reunion of the .Societ\ at Chicago, and the best wi.sh I can exjiress for 
the association is. that the reunion at Louisv ille nnn Ix; as succe.s,slul in all 
respects as the one which I attended last year. 
Thanking vou for the honor o(" the invitation. 

i remain \er\ respect lull \. 

K. 15. II \YES. 



Treasi k -i I )i r \ k tm i:ni . Xovemher J. !Si',:). 
j')ii\ .M. IIaki.an. I-^^t^. 

Loiiis:i//r. h'rnlinky : 
Sir: — While it would gi\e me i>Ieasine to accejil yom- invitation to attend 
the annual reunion of the Society of the Armv of the Tennessee and of the 



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Cavalry Corps of the Militaiy Division of the Mississippi, on the 17th and iSth 
instant, I am compelled hv the pressure of mv public duties here to decline. 

Very respectfully, 

Geo. S. Boutvvell, 

Secretarv. 

New York, Xoveinbcr 6, 1S69. 
CoLoxEL Joiix M. Harlav, 

Cliairiiiaii, etc.: 
Colonel; — Admiral Farragut, being still confined to his rooni by the recent 
severe illness contracted in Chicago, requests me to acknowledge the receipt of 
your favor, inviting him "to attend the anniversary- revmion of the Society ot" 
the Army of the Tennessee and the Cavalry Corps of the Military Division 
of the Mississippi," to be held in your city on tlie 17th and iSth instant. 

For this reason, he regrets exceedingly that it will not be in his power to be 
present on that most pleasant occasion, but he expresses the hojx- that your 
reunion may be. in all respects, most happy and auspicious, and promotive ot" 
that congeniality of fellowship which should always exist between those so long 
associated together on the field of battle and in the trials of campaign life. 
I am sir, very truly and respectfully, 

James E. Montgo.mery, 
Secrrfcrry. clc. for Admiral Farragut. 



St. Louis, M(j., November 10, 1S69. 
Gexeral JoKx M. IIaklax, 

Chairman C'oiiiiit ittcr o)i /irritations., I^oitisi'i/lc, Ky.: 
General: — I liave the honor to acknowledge the receipt of \ our letter of 
in\ itation to the annual reunion of the Society of the Amiy of the Tennessee 
and the Cavalry Corps of the Militai-y Division of the Mississippi at Louisville, 
November 17th and iSth instant. 

I regret exceedingly my inabilit\" to attend and the deprivation in not meeting 
at this reunion the officers of that grand old anny whose past deeds fill us with 
*o much respect and admiration. 

\\'ith nuany thanks for the compliment you pay me, 

I am, very respectfully, yoiu- obedient servant, 

John \V. Turner. 
Brevet Major-Cicncral U. S. A. 



Brooklyn, N. Y.. Xovcmbcr 0, 1SG9. 
C<jl(jnelJ. M. Harlan, 

Louisville: 
Dear Sir : — Your favor of the J5th ultimo, inviting me to attend the annual 
reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, etc., has been received. 
I regret that my engagements are of such a nature as to prevent me from 
accepting the kind invitation. 

\'ery respectfully, your obedient servant. 

II. W. Slocum. 



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M<)\ I (ifiMicR^ C(H \ I V. Ml).. Xozciiihrr S, ISi'/.i. 
(jKNi'.K M. John M. IIaui.w. 

(.' Iitti y III till ( oiii iiiiltii- oil Inx-itiitiiui.t : 
T)i: \K (ii.Ni.KM.; — 1 am (Ki])lv i^ratctul lor the honor done me bv the 
in\ itation \ ou foninuinii-ati-tl on tlic J:;lli ultimo, to attcnii tlic meotinfj of the 
Soc"i(.'t\' of the Armv of tlu' 'I'liinosscc and the L'a\ah\ L"or]is o|' thi' Mililais' 
Division of Mississipjii on tlic ijlh ami iSth instant. 

I had hoped till toilav that m\ eni^aijemcnts here would have jierinitted me 
to witness tiiis reunion; hut 1 am disappointed. 

1 am sure it \\ ill he a most interesting occasion. The gathering of so man\ 
of those who were so long associated in peril ami in toil to preserve tlie L'nioii 
tbunded and eonseeratetl hv the hlood ot'our re\ okitionarv sires is an occasion 
wliieh must re\i\e and aid in perpetuating the best feelings of our nature. 

I should he glad also to revisit mv native State, where I have still many 
friends, and though some of tliein were lately arrayed against us, I should hope 
to meet all of them now as my friends and friends among themselves again. 
! am. \er\ trul\' yours, 

M. i5i. \iK. 



l"u ANK lOK I . K I'.XTlfKY, Xovciiihcr JO, ISD'.I. 

John M. II \;;!. an. I'sc^.. 

Chili iiiHiii Coin III it tie nil I iivitiilioiis. Society Army 7'riiii.. Loi/isr-i/ii.- 
Sir: — 1 have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your kind invitation 
"to attend the annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee 
and the Cavah-y Corps of the Military Division of the Mississippi," held in 
Louisville, on the 17th and iSth instant, and to accept the same with much 
pleasure. 

With great respect, your obedient ser\ ant, 

J. C. Watson, 
Liriiiciniiit Coiiiniinulir I . S. ^avy. 



I'osr Oi 1 ici. Dkpaktmknt. i 

W \siirN<,T<)N. D. C Xovewhrr .',. ISiV.i. \ 

John M . II Aui.AN. Kst^.: 

Dkak Sir: — The Postmaster (Jencral had the honor of receiving your 
invitation to attend the "annual reunion of the Society of the Army ol 
the Tennes.see." and the "Cavalry Corps of the Military Division of the 
Mississippi." 

Mr. Creswell directs me to thank you for the courtesy extended to him. and 
to assure you that it wouKl he a great gratification to him to be with you on 
the 17th and iSth. Init imjiortant jiublic duties render it necessary for hnn to 
remain in Washington. 

\'ours very respectfully. 

(iKO. 1;. (iAMMRII.I.. 

Secretary to Postiimstcr (icncral. 



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Cincinnati, Novonhcr 10, 1SG9. 
General John M. Harlan: 

Dear Sir: — Your kind invitation to the reunion at Louisville has been 
received; but I think I can not spare time to go. It would give me great 
pleasure, but I am too busy. Present my kindest wishes to the brethren. 

Very truly, 

Dlrijin Ward. 



DECORATIONS. 

The Executive Cominittee of Arrangements provided ample 
hall room for the Society in all its needs. The Gait House having 
i)een selected as headquarters, and the spacious gentlemen's parlor 
assigned as the business and committee room, and the banquet 
was given in the dining hall. Both of these rooms are so well 
embellished that but little decoration was needed. In the former 
were a few paintings of our distinguished Generals, and a few 
flags tastefullv arranged; in the latter there were onlv flags. 

Weisiger Hall was secured in which to hold the business meet- 
ings of the Societv. and any other meetings that should be 
necessary. This hall was superbly and beautifully decorated. 
Suspended from the ceiling and gallery was a profusion of our 
national colors, interspersed with regimental, brigade, division 
and corps flags. On the walls and space of the galler^' of the 
auditorium were hung the names of Belmont, Pea Ridge, Island 
lo, Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Corinth, luka, Atlanta, and 
many others marked in history as places where our army vindi- 
cated the nation's honor and were crowned with victory. There 
were other names, C. F. Smith, W. H. L. Wallace, Crocker, 
Fairchild, Bowers, Ransom, wreathetl in evergreen, indlcati\ e of 
their lasting fame, and that they are always first in the memory of 
their comrades of the Armv of the Tennessee. 

The stage was also handsomclv atlorned. At the rear was a 
:nilitarv camp on canvas, in front stacks of guns and flags. On 
the sides were the names. Grant, Sherman, McPherson, Howard 
and Logan, in evergreen; to the right a portrait of President 
Lincoln, and left, one of General Rawlins, draped in nn)urning. 

The President's chair was draped in mourning, and immediately 
above it was suspended on a banner, "Let us meet together and 
have a good time," the words of our late and lamented Rawlins. 

Flags were hung in festoons throughout the hall, the whole 



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decoration ]iro(luciii"^' a most Itcautit'iil rflcct the i-xi'uiiii^ u lu-n 
tlu' orators dclix rrcd tlirii' addresses, dillicult to ])roi)crlv descrihc, 
and snlFice it to sa\. that all who attended the incetin<j were 
jileased and \ er\ niueii L;ratilied \\ ith the ap|)ea ranee. 

Man\ were the eomplinu'nts l)esto\ved upon the work ot tlu' 
deeoi'atiu''' eonmiittee. 



i<:\i:ci ri\h: com mi rn:!-:. 



Our late President. ( General Raw lins. after sclcctiii<^ Louisville 
as the place of holding" this leunion. also selected the Executive 
Committee to conduct the same, and through the CorrespoiidiiiLj 
Secretar\ announced it to the members, on the 31st da\ of |ul\-. 
1869. to consist of the following;' memhers: 

Colonel n. II. Hristow. Colonel A. II. Markland. (ieiieral l".. II. 
Murra\. (ieneral W. (.^. (iic'sham. Colonel J. T. Mc(.^uiddv. Sur- 
geon IX W. \'o\les. Colonel |ames Kei^wx n. ( ieneial A. llicken- 
looper. (ieneral I). W. Lindsa\. Colonel R. Kelley, Captain IIarr\ 
(;ile. Colonel Thomas i:. Hrandette. Ceneral W.T.Ward. Col- 
onel M. C. (iarher. (ieneral Mc(iinnis. (Jeneral lieu. Spooner. 
(jcneral W. |. Landrum. Colonel L. .M. Dayton. (Jeneral J. 'I'. 
Croxton. Colonel ). Mason Brown. 

Subsequentlv (rencral James \\. Vvy and Major ]. M. Wright 
were added to the committee. 

So man\ of the mendiers of the committee as could he ]iresenl 
held a meetin!^ on the 1st ot" .'-^eptendier. and organized by the 
selection of Colonel Thomas i". Uramlette as chaiiinan ot' the 
committee, and (It-neral Landrum as secietary. 

The object ot' oi-^aniziuL,^ the connniltee bein>^ to arraiii^e for its 
work, the chaiiinan selected, in \ iew ot" that purpose, as loUows: 

(ieneral I'di II. Murray. Chaiinian of the (.'ommittee on 
Finance. 

(ieneral ]. !>. I"r\ . Chairman of the (.'ommittee on Rt'ception. 

Colonel r>. I I. Ibistow . (^■hairman of the (^'ommittee of .Xiranj^e- 
ments. 

Colonel .\. II. .Markland. Chairman of the Connnittee on 
Transportation and I'rintin<j. 

Colonel Schoonmaker. Chairman of the Committee on Decora- 
tions. 



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Colonel G. C. Wharton. Chairman of the Committee on Ban- 
quet. 

These gentlemen were delegated to make their own selections 
of assistants to complete the various committees of arrangements. 

On the 32d of September the Executive Committee was again 
convened by special call, and at this meeting tlie sub-committees 
were announced as follows: 

Committee on Finance: — Generals E. H. ^Murray and E. II. 
Ilolison; Colonels E. L. Motley, John P. Hulce, R. M. Kelley, 
John T. McQiiiddy and vShuler; Major J. A. P. Glore, and Cap- 
tains Lewis Buckner and Thomas Speed. 

Committee of Reception : — General J. B. Frv, General D. W. 
Lindsay, General R. O. Tyler, General John T. Croxton, Colonel 
W. E. kobson, Colonel R. V. Scott, Major J. M. Wright, Major 
J. P. Martin and Captain C. A. Whittier. 

Committee of General Arrani;ements : — Colonel B. H. Bristovv, 
General A. Hickenlooper, General E. H. Murrav, Colonel John 
H. Ward, General D. W. Lindsay, Colonel J. P. Martin, Major J- 
M. Wright, W. A. Meriwether and Captain V.. M. Johnstone. 

Committee of Transportation and Pri)iti)/g: — Colonel A. H. 
Alarkland, Colonel Frank Harris and Captain \. M. Sherley, of 
Louisville; General Josejjh F. Bovd, of Memphis, Tennessee: 
Cyeneral W. E. Strong, of Chicago, Illinois; Colonel E. M. Joel, 
of St. Louis, Missouri, and Major J. I). Walker, of Nashville. 
Tennessee. 

Committee of Decoration : — Colonel J. AI. Schoonmakcr, Col- 
onel G. C. Wharton, Colonel Andrew Cowan, Colonel Cherr, 
Major C. II. J. Allen, Major Butlei', Captain Lewis Buckner, Cap- 
tain Thomas Speed, Captain E. P. Wilson and Captain C. C. 
Adams. 

Banquet Co/nmittee : — Colonel (i. C. \Vharton, CoU)ncl R. M. 
Kelley, Colonel John Alason Brown, Colonel J. M. Schoonmaker, 
Colonel Thomas B. Fairleigh. Colonel .Vndrew Cowan, Colonel 
R(jbert vScott. Major Charles H. J. Allen and Captains E. P. 
Wilson and C. C. Adams. 

These constituted all the committees, antl the\ were fidlv em- 
powered to conduct their diflerent charges. 



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The ICxL'Cutix c- Coinniiltcc also considered other matters in coii- 
iiectioii with the interests ot' the Societ \ . and ])assed the foIl(.\\in^ 
preamble and resolutions; 

Whereas, suhseiiuently to the call (»t" the meetiM^ for the 
Society of the Army of the Tennessee, to he holden in the cit\ of 
I.ouis\ ille. Xovemhcr 17. 1869, its President, the distinj^niished and 
deeply-lamented (Jeneral John A. Raw liii^. has departed this life, 
therefore be it 

RcsLy/vcd. That the Committee of Arrangements and Decora- 
tions be instructed to prejjare such commemorati\e decoratiims as 
will appropriately testify the esteem and artection in w hich the 
iiiemorv of the illustrious deceased is held. 

Resolved, That (reneral Eli Parker he and is hereb\ in\ ited In 
deliver an euloory q^ the life, character and services of the lamented 
deceased President of this Societ\. Major-( Jeneial John .\. Raw - 
iins, and that the Committee of Arran<4ements ])e directed to 
communicate this recpiest to (ieneral PaiUer. 

Reso/ved. That the Commit li'c of .\ iran<^ements be and are 
liereby authorized and re(iuested to extend special in\ itations to be 
present at the meeting- of the ."^^ocielN- of the .\iin\ of the Ten- 
nessee, on the 17th of November, and the bancpiet to be !L;'i\ en b\ 
the Societx". to such officers ol the regular arm\ and late \olunteer 
ser\ ice as the said committee ma\ see proper. 

The duties ot an l^xecutixe Committee are indeed au\ thiuL;' but 
liii^ht or pleasant. To properh' care lor a reunion, active. dili<;enl and 
untirinjj^ labor is calletl for. and in the jjresent instance has been 
cxceedin^h well performed. l~^peciall\ to those i^entlemen resi- 
dent in L<)uis\ ille are our thanks dwc. To their a'^'^ociates. 
forminp^ the ditVerent committees, we are also indebted, and the\ 
are fulh entitled to the recognition that was <4i\ en their work. 
Man\ of them sei\ ed in other armies than our own. Theii' lal>ors 
\veie demonstratix e of the \ er\ kind teelin^' liorne b\ the dilVer- 
ent societies toward each other. 

(ieneral Murra\- conducted tin- albair^ of tinance to a complete 
success, and b\ his recpiest a handsome sum w a-- cont ributed b\ our 
friends for our entertainment. Colonel Wharton, in chari^e of the 
banquet, proved himself a host. providiiiL;- most superbh. and. as 
manv attested, a dinner second to none. L;i\ in^ entire satisiaction. 
Colonel Schoonmaker bron<^ht to his aid such men. and devoted 
hi.s own efforts in such manner that liis decoration of our meet- 



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hio- hall called forth approval from all persons, and attested his 
skill and intelligence. Their work spoke eloquently for their lahor. 
Colonel Markland conducted the matter of transportation, secur- 
uig reduced rates for all in attendance, and to entire satisfaction. 
Not only in this feature, but at any point where he could be use- 
ful, he devoted his time and efl'orts for a successful issue. General 
Frv and his associates of the Committee of Reception were 
particularly attentive to the invited guests and our members. 
Colonel Bristow, of the general Committee of Arrangements, 
with his associates, were untiring in their efforts to the end of a 
perfect consummation; and Colonel Harlan, in charge of the 
special and complimentary invitation branch, conducted a volu- 
minous correspondence, and as well as others rendered us much 
service. 

Although not properly belonging to the proceedings of the 
Society, it has been customary, heretofore, VA'hen publishing the 
proceedings in report form, ti^ include descriptions of the banquet, 
decorations and work of the executive and other committees, and 
I continue it in this publication in compliment to members who 
could not be present, and in justice to our various committees. 
To the latter we are so much indebted that I take the responsibil- 
ity of giving them special notice. Too much praise can not be 
accorded them, and we should render all we can (it is certainh' 
due them), and I think I am safe in saying that the members of 
our Society appreciate their work. 

L. M. Dayton, 
Recording- Secretary. 



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MEMBKRS 



SOCIKTV OV TIIK ARMY Ol' Till': TKNNKSSKK. 



Armstrong, \V. 1'., Captain. Ilill^ljorough, 111. 
Allen, Jr.. David, Captain, St. Louis. Mo. 
Andre. M., Captain. St. Louis, Mo. 
.Abbott, George. Major. St. Louis, Mo. 
Audcnricd, J. C Colonel. V . S. .\.. W'asliington. 1). 
Alexander, L. F.. Captain. La .Salle. 111. 
Andrews. C. C, (ieueral. St. Cloud. Minn. 
Andel. C. Captain. IJelleville, 111. 
Adams. .\.. Surgeon. 
Allen, 1". S.. Lieutenant. 

.\danis. C. II.. Lieutenant-Colonel. Chicago. 111. 
Arndt, A. V. R., >Lijor. Detroit. Mieh. 
Arnold. J. A.. Major, Joliet. Ill- 
Allan, (». ^L, Captain. 
Averill, John T.. General. 
Andrews, W. D. E., Captain, Rockford, 111. 
Alexander. J. L, Colonel. Terre Haute. Ind. 

IJonner. Frank. Lieutenant. 
Buckland. R. P.. (ieneral, Fremont. Ohio. 
Belknap. W. W., General. Washington. D. C. 
Uleit/. John. St. Louis. Mo. 
Banks. |. C.. Lieutenant. .\nt\\erp. ()liio. 
Haldwin. W. 11.. (ieneral. Cineiiniati. ( )hio. 
Bonner, .S. P.. Surgeon, Cineinnali. ()hio. 
Bain. William. Chieago. 111. 
Buchanan, R., Colonel, Si. Louis, M"). 
Bruce, )ohn. Colonel, Keokuk, Iowa. 
Brinck. \V. F.. Major, St. Louis, Mo. 
Brookman, J. B.. Lieutenant, St. Lc.uis, Mo. 
Bailv, G. \V., Captain. St. Louis, Mo. 
Brewster, W. B.. Captain. St. Loui>. Mo. 
Barrett, S. K., Major. Chicago. 111. 
Blair. F. P.. (ieneral. St. Loui-. Mo. 
Baggs. [anie-. Surgeon. Ontario. Ohio. 



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Baily. \X . N., Surgeon. Plymouth, Ind. 

Jiixb\', A., Captain, Iowa City, Iowa. 

Barnes, J. W., Major, Warsaw. 111. 

Blizzard, A. C, Lieutenant, Milton, Iowa. 

Bohn, A. ^^, Major, Dayton, Ohio. 

Blackburn, E. C, Captain, Chicago, III. 

Benson, H. II.. Captain, Muscatine, Iowa. 

Borland. J. J., Lieutenant, Chicago, III. 

Baiber, J., Adjutant, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Buse}', S. T., General, Urbana, Ohio. 

Black, C, General, Champai'»Ti, 111. 

Boggis, James II , Captain, Toledo, Ohio. 

Barnum, W. L., Colonel, Chicago, 111. 

Bracket, G. B., Captain, Denmark, Iowa. 

Barto, A., Captain, Geneva, Kane Co., 111. 

Butler, E. G., Lieutenant. 

Busse, G. A., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Bennett, T. W., General, Richmond, Ind. 

Barre, M. M., General, Qiiincy, 111. 

Burnet, S. J., Captain, Warrensburg, Mo. 

Bigelow. E. II., Captain, Chicago. 111. 

Baker, S. R., Lieutenant-Colonel, Peoria, III. 

Benton. T. M.. Lieutenant. 

Bodkin. W. W., Lieutenant-Colonel, Chicago, III. 

Busse, F. C, Captain, Chicago, III. 

Bird, H. P.. Lieutenant. Menekaune, Wis. 

Bryan, O. M., Surgeon, Sycamore, 111. 

Beath. C. L., Captain, McLean, 111. 

Barlow. W. II., Captain, Ann Arbor, Mich. 

Bloonitield, I. J., Cieneral, Bloomington, 111. 

r.ell, J. B., Major. 

Burton, Thomas, Lieutenant, Chicago, III. 

Baker. J. B.. Captain. Dvvight, 111. 

Blandt)!!. L.. General. Harvard, 111. 

Buchanan, R. W.. Lieutenant, Ottawa, 111. 

Brush, C. II., Lieutenant-Colonel, Ottawa, III. 

Bowen, J. H.. Captain, Cincinnati. Ohio. 

Bowman, S. M., General, X. Y. Citv. 

Bruce. M., Colonel. 

Barlow, A., Captain. 

Boyden, A. II., Major, Chicago, III. 

Bristow. B. 11., Colonel, Louisville, Kv. 

Brucker, M., Major. (Surgeon), Troy. Ind. 

Bingham. J. D., General, Detroit, Mich. 

Campbell. .S.. Captain. Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Coleman. D. C, Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 
Cadle. C, Jr., Colonel. Montgomery, Ala. 



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Cavender, J. S., Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Creamer. 1"'. M.. Colonel, Moiilton. Ala. 

Coates. |. 11.. Colonel. St. Louis. Mo. 

Campbell. .\ . II.. Rath. 111. 

Coleord. J. V .. Lieutenant. St. Louis. Mo. 

Carle, C Major. Taniaroa. ill. 

Cooverdale, Robert, Captain. Cireleville. O. 

Castle, (Jeorge E., Captain, Cairo. 111. 

Corse, J. M., (ieneral, Chicago, 111. 

Carper. L.. Assistant Adjutant-Cieneral. Burlington. la. 

Curtiss, J. S.. Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Cunningham, C. 11., Captain. 

Coon. I). V... (ieneral, Selma. Ala. 

Colby, Lnoch, Lieutenant. Taylorss ille. 111. 

Cole, F. \\'., Lieutenant. Springfield, 111. 

Chceney, S. C Lieutenant, Munroe, Wis. 

Campbell, R. M., Captain, Monmouth, 111. 

Coates, J. II., Captain. 

Carpenter, W. R., Major, Neu "S'ork. 

Cody. W. K., Surgeon, Lafayette. Ind. 

Clark. (Jeorge R.. Lieutenant -Colonel. Chicago, 111. 

Cook, John, (ieneral. .Springtielii. 111. 

Callahan. C. N.. Major, 3rd U. S. Artillery. 

Callender. 15. M., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Christeneen. Ch.. Major, Oskosch, Wis. 

Clark. W. .\.. Captain, West Liberty. Iowa. 

Chadwick. C. C Captain, Columbus Centre, O. 

Cochran, M. H., Surgeon, Davenport, Iowa. 

Carr, W. 11., Captain, C^iiiney, 111. 

Case, Charles. Captain. Watikeegan, 111. 

Craib. \\ ni. I-"... Lieutenant. Chicago. 111. 

Cooley. C. (i.. Cajitain. Chicago. 111. 

Clough. Daviii. Lieutenant. 

Cowies. 11. R.. Lieutenant-Colonel. Washington. Iowa. 

Cooper, v.. 11., Major, Joliet, 111. 

Crane. J. L.. Chaplain. Springfield. 111. 

Cutler, lohn V .. .\djutant, Cleveland. (). 

Corning, A., Captain, Cairo, 111. 

Carskciddcn. I)., Colonel. 

Callender, V. I)., (ieneral, St. Louis, Mo. 

Campbell, J. C, Captain. 

Crowell, R. C. Major, Kansas City. Mo. 

Colby, (ieorge W., Captain, Selma, Ala. 

Cavins, A. (J., Colonel, Hloomfield. 

Clark, (i. W.. Colonel, (Hvt. Brig.). Dcs Moines. Iowa. 

Conder. S. B. .\., Lieutenant. Orleans. Ind. 

Dawes, E. C, Major. Cincinnati. O. 



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Douglas, J. C, Captain, Zanesville, O. 

Dunn, Hugh, Captain, Zanesville, O. 

Dodds, O. J., Lieutenant-Colonel, Cincinnati, (). 

Dayton, L. M., Colonel, U. S. A. 

De Gress, Frank, Captain, Washington, D. C. 

Deimling, F. C, Colonel, Virginia Citv, ISIont. 

Davis, H. M., Captain, Santa Fe, New Mex. 

Dwight, H. O., Lieutenant, Northampton, Mass. 

Dickerson, Joseph, Captain, Cadiz, Ohio. 

Doyle, M. A., Lieutenant, St. Louis, Mo. 

Dickey, T. L., Colonel, Springfield, 111. 

De Gress, J. C, Captain, U. S. A. 

Durham, J. B., Captain, Kankakee, 111. 

Derickson, R. P., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Duncan, L. A., Major, Niles, Mich. 

Dean. H. H.. Colonel, Rockford. 111. 

Dement. II. D'., Lieutenant, Dixon, 111. 

Dunn, Jr., W. M., Captain, Detroit, Mich. 

Dyer, D. P., Colonel, Louisiana, Mo. 

Dodge, G. M., General, Council Blufts, la. 

Duncan, E. A., Surgeon, Vickshurg, Miss. 

Eaton, C. G., General, Clyde, O. 

Evans, R. N., Major, Bloomington, 111. 

Ewing, Chas., General, Washington, D. C. 

Everest, J. G., Captain, Geneva, 111. 

Elliott, J. IL, Colonel, Princeton, 111. 

Erskin, A., Colonel, Chicago, 111. 

Everts, L. II., Major, Geneva, Kane County. III. 

Everts, J.. Lieutenant. Yorkville, 111. 

Egleston, E. L., Lieutenant, Litchfield, Mich. 

Ewing, II. A., Lieutenant. 

Essrager, B., Captain. 

Emmerson, G. W., Colonel, Chicago, 111. 

Eddy, N., Colonel, South Bend, Ind. 

Emery, C. F., Captain. 

Eldridge, II. N., General, Chicago, 111. 

Engert, S., Lieutenant. ■ 

Edwards, S. R., Lieutenant. 

Everett, E., Surgeon, Qi.iinc\', 111. 

Edwards, A. W., Major, Carlinville, III. 

Ellis, G. II., Lieutenant, Wilmington, O. 

Fry, J. C, Colonel, Sidney, Ohio. 
Fairchild, Cassius, General, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Ford, George E., Colonel, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Force, M. F., General, Cincinnati, O. 
Franklin, E. C, Major, St. Louis, Mo. 



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Klad, II. C, ColoiK-!. Si. Louis, Mo. 

Fishor. C W.. L'oloiicl. Ottumwa, la. 

Fox, F. W.. Captain. St. Louis, Mo. 

Forbis. William. Coloiu'l. Si. Louis, Mo. 

Flint, NL R., Caiitain. Sliiiinian. 111. 

Fitrh, J. .\.. Major, Chira-o, 111. 

FIcIi-Ikt. T. C. Colonel. St. Louis Mo. 

Footc, N\'. F., Sur>i;con, Ciiuinnati. O, 

Farev, R. 13., Captain, Lanioilk-, 111, 

Fifie, J. R., Lieutenant. Magnolia, 111. 

P'orry, W. M., Lieutenant-Colonel, (Jiand llaxen. Mich. 

Frowe. S. S.. Captain. S]irini;fioUl. 111. 

I-"isher. F. P.. Lieutenant, Chii',i<io. 111. 

l-'eariuL;. B. D.. (ieneral, Cineinnati. (). 

I'ahricpu-. .\ . II.. Major, St. Louis. Mo. 

I'uller. J. W., (uneral, Toledo. (). 

I'ox. J. II. e'.. Captain. 

!"erriei". '1". V... Lieutenant. 

Foster, J. T.. Colonel, Chica<ro. III. 

Frick. C. .\., Captain. Keithsburi^, 111. 

Fisk, C. r>., (ieneral, St. Louis, Mo. 

Foster. J. S.. Captain, .Vmelia, Ohio. 

i""orcl. M.. Captain. 

l-"oster. L -\- ^V., Captain, Evans\ille, Lid. 

I'oot, (i. L.. Lieutenant-Colonel. Lacou. 111. 

Funke. Otto. Colonel. Peoria. 111. 

Felton, Charles, Lieutenant, Chica^^o. 111. 

l'"allo\\s, Sanuiel. (ieneral, Milwaukee. Wis. 

l-i\. I'. \V.. Colonel, Lafavettc, Tnd. 

I'lanshury, X.. Lieutenant, (iaiena, IIenr\ Countv. 111. 

I'Ostei', L\ onel, .Suri^eon. 

Fui'^eson. 1)., Lieutenant. 

(iile. I). II.. Captain. Loui^\ ille. K\. 
(iritVui. C. IC. Lieutenant, llaniilton. ()hio. 
Goodwin, (Jeorj^e ).. Cajitain. St. Louis. Mo. 
Gilniore. F. IL. Captain. St. Louis. Mo. 
Graves. W. II.. Colonel. Toledo. O. 
Grier. D. B.. (ieneral, Peoria, III. 
Cioodbrake. C Surgeon, Clinton. 111. 
Ciladdiuij. C Lieutenant, Chicaj^o, III. 
(iraxe. P.. Lieutenant-Colonel, Albion. Mich. 
(Jere. \\'. I>.. Colonil. 

Godfrey. 11. W., Lieutenant, (^^iiinev. 111. 
Graves, .S. E., Captain, Adrian, Mich, 
(jarlier. M. C.. Colonel. Matlison. Ind. 
Guthrie. |. W,. .\ssistant Sur<;eon. 
(ira\-. II. L., Lieutenant. 



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Gresham, W. Q^, General, New Albany, Ind. 
Gooding. E. L., Captain, Lockport, 111. 

Hill, E. S., Surgeon, Oxford, Ohio. 

Hunt, T. B., Colonel, U. S. A. 

Highway, A. E., Surgeon, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Henrj, C. D., Captain. 

Hoover, J. S., Colonel, Middleton Ohio. 

Hartshorne, D. W., Major, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Henerich, J. S., Lieutenant, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Harper, T. L., Major, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Hughes, J. H., Lieutenant, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Heath, T. T., General, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Hodges, W. R., Captain, St, Louis, Mo. 

Harding, Chester, General, St. Louis, Mo. 

Hawkins, W. J.. Major, St. Louis, Mo. 

Holtzinger, L. M., Lieutenant, St. Louis, Mo. 

Hequemburg, W. A., Lieutenant-Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Haverly, C. R., Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Hcdley, F. Y., Captain, Bunker Hill, 111. 

Hunt, George, Captain, Ottawa, 111. 

How, J. p., Lieutenant-Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Hicks, S. J., Colonel, Salem. 111. 

High, Frank, Lieutenant, St. Louis, Mo. 

Herbert, J. T., Lieutenant-Colonel, Liverpool, Ohio. 

Heath, W. H., Lieutenant, St. Louis, Mo. 

Henry. W. C, Major, Freestown Ohio., 

Hammond, J. H., General, Chillicothe, Mo. 

Hill, W. W.. Lieutenant-Colonel, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Hickcnlooper, A., General, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Hitt. J. W., Lieutenant, Mt. Morris, 111. 

Hitt, J. E., Captain, Oregon, 111. 

Holman, J. 11., General, St. Louis, Mo. 

llildt, George H., Lieutenant-Colonel, Canal Dover. Ohio. 

Hedrick, J. M., General, Ottumwa, Iowa. 

Howe, J. II., Colonel, Kewanee, Henry County, 111. 

Hopkins, M., Assistant Surgeon. 

Hall, John P., Colonel, Morganfield, Union County, Ky. 

Hamilton, C. S., General, Fond du Lac, Wis. 

Hunt, William, Lieutenant, Springfield, Ohio. 

Harts, D. H., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Higgens, A. D., Lieutenant. 

Hoyt, H. W. B., Captain. 

Hill, J. M., Captain. 

Ileaftbrd, J. H., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Hatch, R. B., Lieutenant-Colonel, Chicago, 111. 

Hart, L. W., Captain. Cle\ eland, Ohio. 

Hitchcock, P. M., Lieutenant, Cleveland, Ohio. 



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Hawthorn, John, Lieutenant. 

Henry, G. A., Captain, Krosanj^ia. Iowa. 

Hamilton, J. D., Captain. 

Hawke, A.J,, Lieutenant-Colonel. New Albany, hid. 

Hale, (;. W.. Adjutant, Chica,i,'o, 111. 

Hurlbut. S. A„ (Jeneral, Ik-lvidere, 111, 

Hosnier, H, P., Captain, Chicago, III, 

Hunt, J. S., Surgeon, Chicago, HI. 

Hoover, H., Captain, Muscatine, Iowa. 

Hugenin, James R ., General, Chicago, 111. 

Howe, J. H., Colonel, Chicago. III. 

Hotaling, J. R., Major, Rochellc. III. 

Hunting, C. H., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Hamill, W. B., Lieutenant, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 

Hamilton, J. C, Major, Sidney, Ohio. 

Hoge, George B., Colonel, I'. S. A. 

Hurry, W. C, Major. 

Ilazen. \V. 1?., (Jeneral, I". S. A, 

Hedger, S. \\'., Lieutenant, Lancaster, Ky. 

Hatchitt, J. (j., Surgeon, Frankfort, Ky. 

Hunt, P. '}., Lieutenant-Colonel, Lexington, Ky. 

Irwin, n. J. D., Surgeon, Detroit, Mich. 

Jacobs, W". C, Major, Akron, Ohio. 
Jenny, W. L. B., Major, Chicago, III. 
Judd, Win. II. Captain, Jeftcrson City, Mo. 
Johnson, W. A., Captain, (Jrand Lake, Ark. 
Johnson. E. S., Major, Springfield, 111. 
Joel, E. M.. Lieutenant-Colonel, St. Louis. Mo. 
|onas, K.. Captain, Qiiincy. 111. 
Janes, H. W., Captain, I'. S. A. 
Jones, Theodore, General, Colinnbus, Ohio. 
Johnston, N., Lieutenant. 
Johnson, Benjamin, IJeutenant, Keosauqua, Iowa. 

Kersew H. E., Lieutenant. Belhalti, Madison Count; , 111. 

Kellogg, C. C Colonel. Oberlin, Ohio. 

Klinck. J. (;.. Colonel. Rochester. N. V. 

King, S. Noble. Lieutenant. Bloomington. 111. 

Kepjiler. C. W.. Captain, Newark. Ohio. 

Kuellner. \Vm. C, General. Belleville. 111. 

Ketteler. C. II.. Captain. Waterloo. 111. 

Keer. Daniel. Lievitenant, Edwardsville, 111. 

Kinsman, O. D., Lieutenant-Colonel, Clinton, loua 

Knox, Kilhurn, Colonel, Philadelphia. Pa. 

Keeler. \\\w. B.. Colonel, Muscatine. Iowa. 

Keablo. B. I".. Major, Pella. Iowa. 

Kemon. N. C Lieutenant-Colonel. Chatsw ortli. III. 



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Knox, W. A., Surgeon, Chicago, 111. 
Kennard, G. W., Major, Champaign, 111. 
Knipe, J. F., General, Harrisburg, Pa. 
Krughoff, Louis, Major, Nashville, III. 
Kalb, J. C, Surgeon, Columbus, Ohio. 
Kemper, A., Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 
Knispel, C. P., Captain. Belleville, 111. 
Kinnev, T. J., General, Vermont, 111. 
Kleckner, G. S., Captain. 
Keeler, M. E., Lieutenant. Behidere, 111. 
Klein. Otto. 

Kinslow, A. S., Lieutenant, Ottawa, 111. 
Kittoe, E., Surgeon, Galena, 111. 
Keigwin, James, Colonel, Jefferson, Ind. 
Kerby, W. M., Lieutenant, Lancaster, Kv. 

Landrum. \V. J., Colonel, Lancaster, Kv. 

Leggett, M. 1)., Major-General, Zanesville, Ohio. 

Laniman, J., Lieutenant, Napoleon, Ohio. 

Lain, S. M., Captain. 

Lewis. J. \ ., Captain, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Laudeman, O. C, Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Loomis. John Mason, Colonel, Chicago, 111. 

Logan, John A., General, Washington, D. C. 

Logan. John, Colonel, Carlinsville. 111. 

Lippincott. C. E., General, Springfield, 111. 

Lowe, S. A., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Logan. Thomas, Lieutenant-Colonel. Carthage, 111. 

Leuke, J. B., Lieutenant-Colonel. I)a\enport. Iowa. 

Lewis, J. C, Captain, Buchanan, 111. 

Lutz, L. L., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Leib, II., General, Springfield, 111. 

Lucas, E. W., Lieutenant-Colonel. Iowa City. Iowa. 

Lacey, M. M., Major, Richmond, Ind. 

Lariner, James R., Captain, Bloomington, 111. 

Ledyard, G. C, Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Lanstrum, C, Captain, Galesburg, 111. 

Lovegay, F. E., Adjutant, Litchfield, Mich. 

Lawrence, £. C, Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Loop. C. B., Major, Behidere, 111. ■ 

Lynch, \V. F., Colonel, Elgin, 111. 

LaMotte, R. S., Major, U. S. A. 

L'llommedieu, Samuel, Major. (Surgeon), St. James Hotel. N. Y 

Lindsey, W. D., Colonel, Louisiana. 

Murphy, D. A., Lieutenant, St Louis, Mo. 
Mason, R. II., Captain. Chicago, 111. 
Murphy, P. H.. Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 



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Miles, Joseph, Lieiiton;iiit, Louisville, Kv. 
Moss. J. Thompson, Lieiitcn:int, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Munson. (i. D., l-iculenant-Colonel. Zaiicsx illc, Ohio. 
Mueller, A. 

Meiiinann. Tlieotlore. Colonel, I'.ast St. I,oui'~. 111. 
^lillei", v.. Major, Li\erpoc>l, Ohio. 
Miller. M., General, (Jalena. 111. 
Martin. A., Lieutenant. 
Mitnian, William, Captain. 
Moffatt, T. S,, Captain, Chicago. 111. 
Mead, W. G., Lieutenant. Chicago. 111. 
Mahon. Sainiiel, Major, Ottumwa, Iowa- 
Merrill, N. II., Captain, Buchanan. Mich. 
Mather. T. S.. Colonel, Sprini;tiekl. 111. 
Marsh, J. R., Dr.. Chicago. 111. 
Madgeburg. F. 11.. Colonel. Milwaukee. Wis. 
Martin, James. General, Salem, 111. 
Morton. Lieutenant-Colonel, St. Louis. Mo. 
Mitchell. S. M.. (ieneral. e'olumhus. Ohio. 
Merril. W. T., Captain. 
Mason. 15. \\'.. Captain, Bloomington, 111. 
Matts, O. 11., Assistant Engineer. Chicago, 111. 
Maguire. G. A., Captain, St. Louis. Mo. 
Moore. J. A.. Chaplain. 
Marshal. W. R.. (Icneral. St. Paul. Minn. 
Markland. .\. 11., Colonel, Washington, D. C. 
Merrill, S., Colonel, Des Moines, Iowa. 
Manville. C. P., Lieutenant. 
Monroe. J. 11. , Captain. Muscatine. Iowa. 
:Ma_ver, I). W.. (Jeneral. 

Moore. J. T.. Lieutenant-Colonel, Lima. Ohio. 
Moore. John. Colonel. Parkersburg. W. \'a. 
Mower. ). .V.. (ieneral. New Orleans. La. 
Mav. Dwight. Kalamazoo. Mich. 
Martin. ().. Lieutenant. 
Moore. L. \\'.. Captain. Kdwardsx ille. 111. 
Mason, George. Major. Chicago. 111. 
Martin, E.. Lieutenant, Chicago. III. 
McFeelv. R.. Colonel. Chicago. Ill- 
McDowell, M.. Major. Cincinnati. Ohio. 
McClernand, J. A.. (Jcneral, Springlield. 111. 
McCook. E. S.. CJeneral. Pekin. 111. 

McCJrew. \. S., Lieutenant-Colonel. Cincinnati. Ohin. 
McDonald. John. Lieutenant-Colonel. St. Louis. M(». 

McLean, . Captain. St. Louis. Mo. 

Mc(irath. John. Major, St. Louis. Mo. 
Mc.Vrthur. John. General, Chicago, III. 



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McCoy, J. C, Colonel, Washington, D. C. 
McFall, John. General, St. Louis, Mo. 

McKinnev, , Captain, Peoria, 111. 

McClayberrv, R. W., Major. 

McAuler\'. J. T., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Mcintosh, A., Captain, Joliet, 111. 

McDennott, R., Lieutenant-Colonel, Da\'ton, Ohio. 

McCartney, J. A., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

McCauley, P. H., Major, Milwaukee, Wis. 

McGrath, P., Captain, Chicago. III. 

McNeil, H. C, Lieutenant, Davenport, Iowa. 

McMillan, Chas., Surgeon, N. Y. City. 

McArthur, II. C, Major, Memphis, Tenn. 

McGinnis, G. S., General, Indianapolis, Ind. 

McKindlv, S. J., Captain. 

McCaleb, H. A., Colonel, Ottawa, 111. 

Miu-ray, E. II.', General, Louisville, Ky. 

Monroe, B. F., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Martin, Roger, Colonel, Mitchell, Ind. 

McMillan, , General, New Orleans, La. 

McC^iiiddy. J. T., Colonel, New Albany, Ind. 
McKinny, Geo. II., Major, Solanford, Ky. 

\ichols. F. C. Major, St. Joseph, Wis. 

Noble, J. W., General, St. Louis. Mo. 

Newsham, T. J.. ^Slajor, Edwardsville, 111. 

Neely, J. C, Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Nichols, E. A., Captain, Newark, Ohio. 

Noleman, R. D., Captain, Centralia, III. 

Nc\\ton. 1). C, Captain, Batavia, Kane Countv, III. 

Nesh, J.. Captain. 

Nichols. R., Surgeon. Bloomington, 111. 

Norton, J. B., Major, Earlville, 111. 

Noble, li. T., Colonel, Dixon, 111. 

Neil, J. B., Major, Columbus, Ohio. 

Xutt, E. E., Captain, 

Noyes, E. F., General. Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Nichols, A. N., Major. 

Nelson, William, Major, U. S. A. 

Nunes, J. A., Major, Philadelphia. Pa. 

(^'Connell, John, Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Oglesb\-, R. J., General, Decatur, 111. 

Ouslcy, W. T.. Surgeon, Paducah, Kv. 

Oliver, II. 

O'Kane, J., Lieutenant -Colonel. 

Oliver, J. .M.. General, Little Rock, Ark. 

P.'ibier, Charles O., Captain. Cairo, 111, 



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Parker, YA\, General, Washinj^ton, D. C. 

IVikham, James, Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Phillips. Julius, Captain, llillshoro. 111. 

Parrott, J. C, (General, Keokuk. Iowa. 

Porter, F. G. SurLjeon. St. Louis, Mo. 

Putnam. C. X., Captain. 

Padon, Will.. Major. TroN . III. 

Pitzman. Julius, Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Phillips, J. J., Lieutenant-Colonel. Ilillsboro, 111. 

Pope. A. J.. Major. Sigournev, Iowa. 

Pike. R. W.. Lieutenant. Chicajjo. 111. 

Parker. \V. 15.. Lieutenant. Chieaj;;o. 111. 

Parker. W. H., Lieutenant. Douglas, Iowa. 

Puterbaugh. (i.. Captain, Peoria. 111. 
Perkins. John L.. Major, Burlington, Iowa. 

Pitman, W. G., Captain. Madison. K\ . 

Pressel, D. \\'.. Lieutenant. Keokuk. Iowa. 

Pidlen. J. ()., Captain, Bloomington, 111. 

Putnam, W. II., Captain. Des Moines. Iowa. 

Peters. M. ![.. Captain. 

Pope. John, (ieneral, Detroit, Mich. 

Perrv, J. J.. Captain. 

Page, E. E., Lieutenant. Naperville, 111. 

Plummer. S. E., Surgeon, Rock Island, III. 

Pierce. J. ().. Colonel, X'alparaiso. Ind. 

Pike, E. W.. Lieutenant, Chicago, III. 

Poke, D. \\'.. Lieutenant, Warrensburg, Mo. 

Pfoutz, Ira, Captain, Davton, O. 

Pearson. R. X.. (jcneral. Springfield. O. 

Peek, \V. (j.. Major, Ironton, Mo. 

Polk, William, Captain, Frecport, 111. 

Punimill. John. Lieutenant-Colonel, Cincinnati. O. 

Potter. J. W., Surgeon, Columbus, Ohio. 

Paddock, (i. L.. Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Pierson, G. 1... Lieutenant. 

IVi.le, G. (j.. Colonel, Xow \ ovV Citv. 

Perrv. A. C Major, Michigan Citv, Ind. 

Peirounette. C. A.. Cajitain. Arlington, 111. 

Powell. F... Major. Chicago. 111. 

Peterson. R. II.. Lieutenant Colonel. Philadelphia. Pa. 

Potts, 15. F., (ieneral. Carrolton. O. 

Powell, J. \V.. Major, Chicago, III. 

Potter. J. .\.. r.revet Hrigadier-CJeneral. Louisville, Kv. 

Patterson, R. V .. Lieutenant -Colonel. Memphis, Tenn. 

(,^iinb\ . S. J.. Surgeon. Mem;ihis. 'I'enn. 

Rawlins. (. .\.. (ieneral, Washington. D. C. 



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Ronier, Francis, Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Ravold, Wm., Lieutenant, St. Louis, Mo. 

Randolph, M., Captain, Cincinnati, O. 

Re\nolds, Thos., Colonel, Madison, Wis. 

Rowett, R.. General, Carlinsville, 111. 

Reed, H. T., General, Keokuk, Iowa. 

Ryan, A. H., Colonel. F^ort Smith. Ark. 

Ross, E. C, Major, Washington City, D. C. 

Reed, John, Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Roots, L. IL, Lieutenant-Colonel, UeValls Bluff. Ark. 

Reid, David O., Captain, Rock Island, 111. 

Ruff, W. A., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Reese, Theodore, Captain, Evanstown, 111. 

Rowlev, W. R., General, Galena, 111. 

Ross, L. F., General, Avon, 111. 

Ruggles. J. M., General, Havana, 111. 

Richmond, J. 'F., Captain, St. Charles, 111. 

Rihsame, Chris., Captain, Decatur, 111. 

Reynolds, J. S., General, Chicago, 111. 

Reid, J. M., Lieutenant-Colonel, Keokuk, Iowa. 

Rogers, J., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Ransom, J. P., Lieutenant. 

Roberts, A. J., Lieutenant. 

Rumsey, J. P.. Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Rumse\-, J. W.. Captain. Chicago, 111. 

Routh, John L., Captain, Bloomington, 111. 

Rosset, L., Lieutenant, Springfield, 111. 

Reid, R. M.. Adjutant, Rock Island, III. 

Rosenbaum, II., Captain, Toledo, Ohio. 

Rutger, F., Lieutenant, Belvidere, 111. 

Randall, J. R., Lieutenant, Wilmington, 111. 

Rice, E. W., Major-General, Oskaloosee, la. 

Rose, L. M., Captain, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Riggin, John, General, St. Louis, Mo. 

Reiley, W. N., Captain. 

Rittcnouer, E., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Rusk, J. M., General, Madison, Wisconsin. 

Rose, F. M., Major, Winona, Minn. 

Raymond, John B., Captain, Vicksburg, Miss. 

Richardson, G. W., Lieutenant, Columbus, Ind. 

.Smith, John E., General, Galena, 111. 

Silversparre, A., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Sullivan, P. J., Colonel, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Smith, Giles A., Major-General, Washington. D. C. 

Swayne, Wager, General, Washington, D. C. 

Spooner, B., General, Lawrenceburg, Ind. 

Spear, E., Captain, Warren, Ohio. 



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Simpson. P. J., Liciiteiiant-ColoiKl. ( Jioi-m illc. Ohio. 

Sc'husti.T. ( JL'orijc. St. Louis. Mo. 

Sanhorn, J. IJ.. (icncral, St. Paul. Mimi. 

Sheldon. C. S.. St. Louis. Mo. 

Sanroixi. \V. \\'.. (;cncral. Si. Loui-, M,.. 

Siini-)>on. Samuel P.. Lieutenant e'olonel, JctVcrson Cit_\. Mo. 

Short. R. W.. Captain. Hri-ihton. 111. 

Stcckle. J. IL. Lieutenant. St. Louis. Mo. 

Sevmour. W. P.. Ca|)tain. 

Sprin:^. V.. .S.. Lieutenant, Maton. Mo. 

Simmons. T. II., Lieutenant. 

Stron;^, W. K., CJeneral. ChieaL^o. II!. 

Stehhins. V. (J.. Lieutenant. 

Smith, A. J., General, St. Louis. Mo. 

Sabine. A., Major. JetVerson\ille. Intl. 

Safele\'. J. J.. Major. Montana. Iowa. 

Scholicki, IL, Colonel. Wasliint^ton. Iowa. 

Semple. James, Lieutenant. Keokuk. Iowa. 

Sears, D. S., Lieutenant, Moline. 111. 

Sotterfield. T. R., Chaplain. 

Smitli, II. P.. Captain. 

Sherlnn-ne. I''. A.. Cajitain. 

Stewart. Owen. Colonel, Chiea'^o. 111. 

Smith, M. L., (Jeneral St. Loui^. Mo. 

Stafford. Y.. F., Captain, Patavia. 111. 

Silva, C. P., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Swarlhout. \\'., Lieutenant-Colonel, ()^iine\ , 111. 

Scheel. T. E.. LieutcTiant. i-Jast St. Louis. Mo. 

Scates, W. P., (ieneral, Chicago, 111. 

Starring, F. A.. (Jeneral. Chicago. 111. 

Smith, R. A., Captain. 

S(.-rihner. W. S., Lieuten.mt. Helena. Mont.i. 

vStm-ges. IL, Captain, Lincoln, 111. 

Shedd, Warren, (Jeneral, Warrensl)urg, Mo. 

Still. R. .\., Captain, Chicago. 111. 

Smith, .\. J.. Cai)tain. Chillieothe, Ohio. 

Simpson, John K., Major, Indianapolis, Inii. 

Smith, Miles. Colonel. Keokuk. Iowa. 

Scammon, Charles T.. Major. Chicago, III. 

Stewart. W. IL. Captain, Ottumwa. Iowa. 

Smith. I. \V.. Cajitain Chamiiaign. 111. 

Smith. J. M., Captain. Chicago. 111. 

Stone. J. C Colonel, Purlingtou, Iowa. 

Smith, J. A., Captain, Mattoon, 111. 

Smith. W. S., General, Chicago, III. 

Scott. John. Colonel. Nevada. Iowa. 

Sanders. A. 1 1.. General, Davenport. Iowa. 



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Stockdale, S. H., Major, New Orleans, La. 
Stockton, J. S.. General, Chicago, 111. 
Sprague, J. W., General, Winona, Wis. 
Stewart, A. S., Captain, Woodstock, 111. 
Skinner, II., Lieutenant-Colonel, Winona, Minn. 
.Strong, W. A., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Taylor, Ezra, General, Chicago, 111. 

Tvtler, S. S., Lieutenant. 

Towne, R. R., Lieutenant-Colonel, Du Qiioin, 111. 

Towne, II. M., Lieutenant. 

Tompkins, Logan, Major, St. Louis, Mo. 

Teed, D. Captain, Evanston, 111. 

Townsend, C. D., Major, Chicago, 111. 

Tyner, M. II., Captain, Davenport, Iowa. 

Tulles, James, Lieutenant-Colonel, Lafayette, Ind. 

Tilson, John, General, Qiiincy, 111. 

Thomas, D. C, General. 

Toby, E. P., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Thomson, T. II., Captain, Geneva, 111. 

Terry, U. J., Lieutenant. 

Taggart, C, Captain, Freeport, 111. 

True, J. M., General, Mattoon, 111. 

Taylor, F. M., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

True, J. W., Major, Mattoon, 111. 

Titcomb, J. S., Captain. 

Towner, H. W., Major. Chicago, 111. 

Thompson, ]. N., Major, St. Joseph, Mo. 

Taggart, G. J., Lieutenant-Colonel, Savannah, Ga. 

Tickenor, George C, Major, Des Moines. 

Tuthill, R. S., Lieutenant, Nash\ille, Tenn. 

Underwood, N. C, Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 
Underwood, B. W., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Van Seller, II., Lieutenant-Colonel, Paris, 111. 

Von Blessing, L., Colonel, Toledo, Ohio. 

Voges, Theo., Captain, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Vanhoft", Henry, Lieutenant, Springfield, 111 

\'ogelson, W. M., Lieutenant-Colonel, Columbus, Ohio. 

\'an Duzen, D., Colonel, Litchfield, 111. 

\'eitch, J. C, General, Lockport, Ind. 

\ ogles, D. W., Surgeon, New Albany. 

Wright, W. R., Colonel, Canton, 111. 
Winslow, C. S., General, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Wilson, II., Colonel, Cleveland, Ohio. 
Woods, C. R., Major- General, Newark, Ohio. 
Wynne, Wm. M., Lieutenant, Columbus, Oliio. 
Walsh, P. J., Major, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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the Av^ny of the Tennessee. 429 



Waterliouse, N. C, Colonel, namiil)al. Mo. 
Walciitt, C. C General, Columlnis. Ohio. 
Woods, W. H.. (jcp.eral, Newark, Ohio. 
Wilson, T. P., (Jeneral, S(. Paul, Minn. 
Ward, Diirhin, ( iciieral. Lchanon. ()liic). 
Welch, 1). N.. Captain, New lla\en. Conn. 
Walker, I . H., Captain, Ciiuinnati, Ohio. 
WoodhuU, Max., (Jeneral, Washinj^ton. I). C. 
Wangclin, II., (}eneral, IJelleviUe, 111. 
Webber, D., Colonel, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Ware. W. K., Major. St. Louis, Mo. 
Webster, V.. II., Captain, La Crosse, Wis. 
Wright, II.. Captain. l'"ranklin. 111. 
\\'illianis, llenr\. 

Willard, L. S.. Major, Litchlield, 111. 
Wagner. Louis. Lieutenant. 
Williams, J. II., Captain. 

Wright, W. W.. Cieneral, Leavenworth, Kan. 
Woodwortli. ]. M.. Surgeon. Chicago. 111. 
Wallace, Win, L.. (Icneral, .\shland. Ohio. 
Wilson, T. P., Captain, Cambridge. Ohio. 
Whittenhall, D. S., Captain. 
Webber. C. Colonel. Springlield. 111. 
Wilson. F. C. Lieutenant. Chicago, 111. 
Woodward. I". J.. Cajitain. South Pass, 111. 
Wctmore, J. II.. Captain. 
Webster, J. 1 ).. (ieneral. Chicago. 111. 
Wicklitre. j. 11.. Lieutenant. 
Whittlesey. L. 11.. Colonel. Chicago. 111. 

Webber. I. C, Cieneral. Springlield. HI. 

White, J. (J., Captain. 

Welker, 1"., Captain. Mount Wrnon. Ohio. 

White. I. K.. Captain, .\urora. 111. 

Wood. v.. ].. Lieutenant-Colonel. (Joshen. Ind. 

Wilson, 1'. 11.. Major. Newark. Ohio. 

Warner. lohn. Lieutenant -Colonel. Clinton. Ill 

Wilcox, J. S.. Colonel, Elgin. 111. 

White, M. IL. Major, Cincinnati. Ohi(,. 

Wells. C.. K.. Colonel, Toledo, Ohio. 

Wrians. ]. L.. Lieutenant. Henlon Harbor. Mich 

W.iid. II. .\.. Lieutenant. 

Warner. \'.. Captain, Clinton. HI. 

Williams, C. 11.. Cajitain. Cincinnati. Ohio. 

Williams, (i. C.. Lieutenant. 

Woodbury. 11. II.. .\djutant. Chicago. 111. 

Webber, A. B., Captain. 

Wallace. Thomas, Captain, Chicago, 111. 



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Warrens, C. H.. Lieutenant. 

Whiting, , Lieutenant. 

Weaver, C R.. Colonel, Fort Madison, Iowa. 

Wilson, J. II., .Major-General, Keokuk, Iowa. 

Walker, W. B., Lieutenant, Harvard, 111. 

Worden, .V. Major. Oskonh, Wis. 

Wood. John, Colonel, (^iinc\ , 111. 

Williams, I). II., Lieutenant-Colonel, Roeiiester. Minn. 

Wilson, O. M., Major. Indianapolis. 

Woods, P. X., SurL;;eon, Fairfield, Io\^a. 

Wood, W. W., Lieutenant, Belvidere, III. 

Wright, Craft J.. Colonel (Brvt. Brigadier-General), (ilendale, O. 

Wheeler, W. F., Captain, Helena, Montana. 

Williams, Robert, Lieutenant-Colonel, Eaton. Ohio. 

Wilson. Bkif jrd, M ijor, .Shimeetown, 111. 

Wood, Oliver, Colonel (Br\t. Brigatiier-Cjeneral ). Portsmouth, O. 

Wright, Alex. .M.. Captain, Franklin. 111. 

White, David, Captain, St. Louis, .Mo. 

'S'orke, L. E., (reneral, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
"S'oung. \\'illiam. Captain. I'reeport. 111. 

Zickeriek, William, Fond ilu Lac, Wis. 
Zearing. I. R., Major, Dover, 111. 



Ri':i><iKi' (II-' rmc rR<>ci;i;i)ix(;s 



SOCIETY 



Army ov ^^^^^ Tennessee, 



FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING, 



IIKI.I) Al 



CINCINNATI, OHIO. 

.\pril lUh ,1,1 J 7tli. is: I. 



coxsTrrrTiox. 

AUTKI.E I. 

The As.-(Hiation shall he known as "'riii-: Socunv <)!•■ tmk Army oi-- thk 
Tkxxessek." ami shall imluck' c\cr\' olVioor who has sci"\ccl with honor in 
that Army. 

Honorary memhcrs may be elected from those who have served with honor 
and distinction in any of the Armies of the United States. 

.\RTK LE II. 

The object of the Soeietv- shall be to keep aTn e anti preserve that kindly ami 
cordial feeling which has been one of the characteristics of this Arni\- during 
its career in the service, and which has given it such harmonv of action, and 
contributed, in no small degree, to its glorious achievements in our countrv's 
cause. 

The fame and glory of all the officers belonging to this Army, who have 
fallen either on the field of battle, or in the line of their duty, shall be a sacred 
trust to this Societv, which shall cause proper memorials of their services 
to be collected and preserved, and thus transmit their names with honor to 
]iosterit\-. 

The families of all such officers who shall be in indigent circumstances will 
ha\ e a claim upon the generosity of the Society, and will be relie\ ed by the 
\<)luntar\- contributions of its members whenever brought to their attention. 
In like manner, the fame and sufiering families of those officers who may 
Iiereaftei- Ix' stricken tlown by death shall be a trust in the hanils of their 
survi\ ors. 

.\RTKI.E III. 

For the jiurpose of accomplishing these objects, the Societ\- shall be organized 
by the annual election of a President and \'ice-Presidents. The \'ice-Presi- 
deiits to he cho-cn. one from each Armv Corps of the old .\rmy of the 
'I'ennessee, and a Corresponding and a Recording Secretary. 

The Society shall meet once in every \ ear. and those otiicers who, for any 
cause, are unable to attend its meeting, will be expected to write to the Cor- 
responding Secretary of the Society, and impart such information in regard to 
themselves as they may desire, and which may be of interest to their brother 
otiicers. Honoring the glorious achievements of our brothers-inarms Vielonging 
to other armies, whose services have contributed, in an equal degree, in the 
re-establishment of our (Jovernment. and desiring to draw closer to them in 
the bonds of social feeling, the President or either of the Vice-Presidents of 
this Society shall be authorized to invite the attendance of any officer of the 
I'nited States Armv at anv olour annual meetings. 



434 Anieiidmenis ci:id (By-Laws. 

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. 

First. That the first sentence of the third article of the Constitution lie 
amended so as to read as follows: 

"The Society shall be organized b\- the annual election of a President and 
six Vice-Presidents, a Recording Secretary, a Corresponding Secretary, and 
a Treasurer." 

Second. That article third of the Constitution be amended so as to read 
as follows, yiz: 

"The niunber of Vice-Presidents shall be tweUe, instead of one from each 
Corps of the Army of the Tennessee." 

BY-LAWS. 

ARTICLE I. 

All persons applying previous to, on, or after the annual meeting in eighteen 
hundred and seventy, (1870), for enrollment, shall pay a membership fee often 
dollars, ($10); that the annual dues shall continue to be one dollar, ($1), and 
persons applying tor membership shall pay back dues; that all fees and dues are 
payable to the Recording Secretary, and all money received by him on account 
of the Society shall be transferred to the Treasurer; and that all nione\ 
received as fees shall by the Treasurer be added to the Permanent Fund. 

ARTICLE II. 

Money for ordinar\- expenses of the Societ\' ma\' be expended b\- the 
Treasurer upon the warrant of the President. All other expenditures, onl\ 
in pursuance of a \'ote of the Society. 

ARTICLE III. 

The Treasurer shall make a report to the annual meeting of all receipts and 
expenditures with vouchers. 

The Recording Secretary shall report to the annual meeting all money 
received by him, and all tran.sferred by him to the Treasurer. 

The Corresponding Secretary shall report to every meeting all corre- 
spondence of general interest. 

ARTICLE IV. 

All questions and resolutions shall be decided b\' a majority of the members 
present. But amendments proposed to the Constitution shall be acted upon 
only at the annual meeting subsequent to the one at which they ma\- be pro- 
posed, unless the postponement be dispensed with by a vote of two-thirds of the 
members present. 

ARTICLE V. 

The order of Business shall be as follows: 

1. Reading of the journal of the previous meeting. 

2. Appointment of committees on business and for nomination of officers. 

3. Receiving reports. 

4. Ciu-rent business. 

5. Election of officers. 

6. Adjournment. 

ARTICLE VI. 

If the Society shall, at an_\- meeting, omit to designate the time and place of 
the next meeting, the President shall, by due public notice, fix the time and 
place. 



FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT 

oi' Till': 

PROCEEDINGS 
Society of the Army of the Tennessee. 



SociKTY OK THE Army dt iiik Ticx n essep:. / 
Cincinnati, Ohio. April n, 1S7L \ 

At the last reunion of the SocictN . held in Louisxille. Kentucky, 
it was <leci(le(l to hold the lit'th reunion in this city, the time tor 
the same heing left to the decision ot" your President. On the 15th 
of Februar\- last he issued the t'ollowiii^- circular, duly transmitteil 
\i\ the C()rresp()udin<.j vSecrctar\', vi/: 

SoeiKiv 01 iTiK Army ov iiir. Tknnksskk. / 
\V \siiinc;t()N. D. C. Fibrmtry I'l. IS71. S 
To I he A/rwdcrs Society of the Army of t lit- Trjtiirssn- : 

The fifth regular meeting of the Society will he held in Ciiuinnati. on tiie 
6th and 7th days of April next, convening at 10 o'clock \. m. on the ^th inst. 

Colonel John W. Nohle. of the 3rd Iowa Cavalry, will deliver the annual 
address, and suitahle arrangements for the meeting will he made hy the Local 
Committee. 

Ollicer^ wiio have at any time -erved with honor in tiie .\rm\ and Depart- 
ment of the Tennessee, are. hy our Constitution, entitled to memhership, and 
thcv. ami memhers of kindred societies, are cordially invited to attend. 

ClNI-.K \I. \V. T. SlIIKMAN. 

/'rrsiitriil. 
L. M. Dayton. 

Riiordiiii:; Sarrttiry. 

A. I III KICN LOOP KR. 

C 'orrcspoudiii!^ St'rn:t<iry. 

On the 22nd of the same month your President issued a circular 

as follows: 

Soi It TY OK Tin: .\kmy 01 tiik Tennessee. / 
\Vasihn(,ton. D. C. l-',hriuuy .'J. ISTl. C 

Offirvrs of the Arwy of the Jeiiiiessee: 

You are respectfully notilied that the following named persons have iieen 
selected as the Executive Committee of Arrangements for the tlfth annual 



436 (Proceedings of the Society 

reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, to be held at Cincinnati, 
April 6th and 7th, 1S71. 

General L. E. Yorke, General A. Hickenlooper, Colonel L. ]SI. Dayton, 
General M. F. Force, Colonel C. W. Moulton, Major J. S. Wise, and Captain 
L. E. Mills. 

W. T. SHERM.NN, 

President. 

L. M. Dayton, 

Recording Secretary, Cincinnati, O. 
A. Hickenlooper. 

Corresponding Secretary, Cincinnati, O. 

This committee having- secured the use of Pike's Opera-house, 
the Societv assembled there and was called to order by your Presi- 
dent, promptly as appointed, and proceeded to the transacti(Mi of 
business. The tirst in order being the reading of the records of 
the last annual meeting by the Secretary. During the progress 
of their being read, on motion of Colonel C. Cadle: 

Resolved, That as most of, if not all those present haye read 
the printed report of the proceedings of our last meeting, as 
prepared by the Secretary, the reading of them at this time be 
dispensed with and the report be acce^Dted and spread upon the 
records of the Society. 

On motion: 

Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed to nominate 
officers for the Society for the ensuing year. 

The President announced the committee to consist ot the tol- 
lowing gentlemen: General R. P. Buckland, General W. E. 
Strong, Colonel A. H. Markland, General W. Q. Gresham, Colonel 
J. H. How, General J. M. Thayer and General Wager Swayne. 

On motion of Colonel Slack: 

Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to report on 
the place and time of holding the next annual meeting. 

The President announced the committee to consist of Generals 
J. R. Slack, McArthur, and Kimball, and Colonels Cadle and W. 
S. Jones. 

No other Inisiness presenting luider this head, recci\'ing reports 
was next in order. The Recording Secretary presented and read 
as follo\\s: 



Of the Arvtiy of the Tennessee, 4j7 

RECORDixc; six"Ri:'i\\m s ki:i'()K'i\ 

So(.iKTV oi rill Akmy ok thk 'rKSNEssKi:. ( 
Cinl JN N ATI, AprH G^ IS71. ) 

Gem RAi. W. 'W Smikmax, 

/*rrsidr„/: 
To _\ou, as the iiro>iiiini^ otlJcci- ot' our SocictN, and tluis to our nn.Mnl)crs. I 
desire, in aceordaiice with our Hv-La\vs, to make tiie foUowiii.; report. 

My last report was made at the annual meetinij in Louisville on Nox ember 
I7tli. 1869. Since that date up to the present there has l)een j^aitl nie h\ 
members, monies as tbllowN: 

On account of" New Membership, - . . . •t'jo^ cx> 

" Annual Dues, . . . . . c^y qq 

'■ *' " Reports. - - - - - - 114 00 

'' '' " Certificates, ...... i-ij', 00 



Total, ----.- $'>.?54 00 

\\'hicli lias been dul\- transmitted to the Treasurer, whose receipts for same has 
been tiled with the records ot" the Societv. To all jiersfjiis who have paid 
nione\' to me since the organization ot"thc Societv, I have transmitted a recei]il 
tor same. That none should be under misapprehension, I sent to each member 
a notice of his financial standing, one in Februarv, 1870, and duplicated the 
notice in Julv, 1870, both of" which were dul\ transmitted bv \our Corresponil- 
ing Secretary. 

I will i\ow ;isk vour indulgence while mentioning the manner in which otiier 
duties which \o\\ ])laied ujion me at vour last meeting, though not strictly 
coming under the head of this rejiort. have been pert'ormed. 13y your 
i-e.sokition, 1 was reciuired to Ikp e juinteti >-i\ hundred copies of" the Certificate 
of Membership from the design adopted In the Society. This 1 had rione and 
the members were notified in Februar\ and July that they weie ready ("or dis- 
tribution as soon as applied tor, L'p to the present time iJ; members ha\e 
jipplied for certificates and they were filled out, handed o\ er to your Corre- 
sponding Secretar\' and duly transmitted. 'J"he blank certificates I now have 
ready for delivery to my successor in office. 

Your President and mvself were required b\ resolution to cause the 
proceedings of your last meeting to be printeil for distribution. IJy reason of 
\our President being occupied in tlutie- iiiciileiit to his jiublic position, this 
matter has mostly devolved upon m\selt. .\ faithful transcript of those 
proceedings were made and one thousand copie> printed. ( )n the first of March. 
1870 they were transmitted to your Corresponding Secretary for distribution. 

I have also, during the period named, maile a list of the organizations that 
served in the .\rniy of the Tennessee, showing the names or designation of 
each regiment, battalion and company of cavalry and infantry and eadi 
battery of artillery, both of regular anil volunteer troops It was also my 
hope to have at this meeting a list of name-- w ith rank, of such otticers as 
.served in the Army of the Tennessee, but m\ whole time t"or more than a \ear 



438 Proceedings of the Society 

pa8t has been required in m\ pri\ate business and I have succeeded onlv in 
finishing tlie list as comprising the General and Staff Officers for the regular 
troops, and for troops of the States of Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa. By such 
estimate as I am able to make from these States, I judge there were fully 
twenty-five thousand men who served in vour Annv of the Tennessee as 
oflicers. I submit the papers incident to this matter, for your consideration, 
with the recommendation that some steps be taken to complete the record, as I 
believe it is a matter of importance to the Societv. 

With this report I also hand \oii my resignation and mv official connection 
with your Society will cease. Since your organization, in fact since the first 
preliminary meeting from wliich you ha\e prospered as a Society, the office of 
Recording Secretarv has been filled by myself, and I trust to your entire satis- 
faction. In the performance of the duties, there has been much of pleasure to 
me, particularl\- because from all of you I have experienced nothing but 
kindness and consideration, and now take the occasion to make due 
acknowledgment and assure you of my sincere thanks tV)r vour assistance and 
courtesy. 

L. M, Dayton. 
Record in o- Sec rr far v. 

On motion of Cicncral vSwavnc: 

Rcso/vcJ. That the report of the Recording vSecrctary be 
received and spread upon the records, and that the cordial thanks 
of the Society are hereby extended to Colonel Davton for the able 
and satisfactoiy manner in \yhicli he has performed his duty. 

The Corresponding Secrctar\ presented and read his report as 
follows: 

CORRESPONDINC; SECRETARY'S REPORT. 

CiNCiNX.XTi. April G, 1S71. 
Mr. J^resident. and Members of the Society of the Ari/iv of the Tennessee: 

Gkxti.k.mf.x : — .\s Corresponding Secretary I have the honor to submit the 
following rejiort: 

During the pendency of our last annual meeting. I received from the Local 
Committee of the Chicago reunion (through General Strong) 540 copies of the 
report of that meeting — 100 copies ha\ing been reserved for distribution to 
members ot' our Societ\' residing there. Tlie Societv badge not ha\ing been 
iidopted at the lime these report^ were jirinted. it Avas not correctly given in 
that work, in consequence of which it became necessary to have 500 copies of 
our badge printed in colors, and neath- inserteil in all the \olumes intended for 
our members. 

At the same meeting a resolution was passed, authorizing a distribution of 
these repoits to oiu- members upon the pa\inent of one dollar ($1.) each. 

The members not understanding the purport of the resolution or not appreci- 



Of the Army of ike Tennessee. 439 

ating the value of the work, were exceediiv^lv slow in seruiin^ in their ortlers. 
in addition to whieh several of our most prominent members advocated its 
gratuitous distribution which led to considerable discussion as to the proper 
course to pursue; it was Hnallv decided to issue the tbllowini^ eircuLirs: 

OfKICK OI" CoKKi;si'().M)lN(i SlA RKrAKY. 1 

SOCIKTY Ol- TIIK AkMY dI Tlir. '1"f. V N KSSICK, - 

CiM INN ATI. y-V/»;-//(//-r /.;, IS70. \ 

Sir: 

Yoin- attention is ver\ respcLtrnlly called to tlic tbllowin'.i resolution pa-sed 
at tlie tourth annvial reunion of the Sncietv, bekl at L:)iii>\ ille. K\.. 
Xo\-. 17th, 1869: 

" Jiesolvt'd, That every member entitled to, and desirin>( a copv of the 
combined report of the meeting at Chicago, be required to pay to the Recording 
Secretary the sum of one dollar, upon the receipt of \\ hich the Recording 
Secretary will issue an order upon the Corresponding Secretarv to forward a 
copv to said member." 

The object of which resolution is to replace in the Treasurv of the Societ\ 
funds appropriated therefrom, for the purpose of assisting the Local Committee 
at Chicago, in publishing said report. In consequence of the delay incident to 
a strict compliance with the requirements of tiie resolution, we have concluded 
to distribute the book at once, and request each member receiving a copy, to 
forward one dollar to Colonel L. M. l)a\ton. Secretary. Washington 
Citv, D. C. It will be observed that the amount called for is onh- about 
one-third of the actual cost of publication. 

A. lllCKKN I.OOI'KK. 

Cor res pond ill <^ S,i rr/ar v. 

And such as recei\ ed the book and failed to respond w ere to ha\ e the amount 
ciiarged to their account. With this understanding the books were sent out, 
principallv h\ Express, but man_\' members residing at places remote from Ex- 
press lines and the P. (). address of others not having l)een correctly given 
manv copies were returned at the expense of the Society. To remed_\- this, on 
the 5th of A]iril. I issued the tbllo\ying circular: 

OiKICK OF CoRRKSl»ON))IN(J SkCRKTARY, 1 

SOCIKTY OK TIIK A K .M Y Ol TIIK TkNMvSSKK. 

Cincinnati. April r,, ISlC \ 

Sir: 

The fourth annual report, togetiier with handsomely bound copy of report 
of Chicago meeting, is now ready for delivery. In order to avoid the expense 
attending the shipment of the package to you. and its re-shipment back in the 
event of its being mis-directed, or not calleii lor. you are requested to forwani 
vour correct Post Otfice address, and inform us which way you desire it shall 
lie sent, if bv mail you will be required to forward 50Cts. with wliich to pre-pay 
postage, and if hv Express it will be sent to your address, cxpenso of trans- 
jiortation to be collected on delivery. 

.\. 1 I K KIN I.oiil'l K, 

Alter whicii I ibrwanied copies ol' the report to jj.' n)einl)er-. a^ per accom- 



440 (Proceedings of the Society 

panving list. I have still 185 copies of the report left, ready for distribution to 
members who have not vet received them. 

Our last annual reports, ■which were printed in Washington under Colonel 
Dayton's supervision and forwarded to this city, were sent to 620 members, this 
number being all whose P. O. addresses had been recorded. 

On, or about the first of Febiaiarv. 1870, I received from the Recording Se- 
cretary and forwarded to members a circular, calling attention to the resolution 
passed at our last annual meeting, in reference to the Certificate of Membership, 
including also a statement of their respective accounts, and again on the ist of 
July a siniilar circular was transmitted to members. Out of 585 received from 
the Recording Secretary, we w'ere unable to transmit 129, not having a reliable 
record of their P. O. addresses, and out of 456 sent, 125 were returned "not 
called for," which shows that we have 254 members whom we are unable to 
reach through the ordinary channels of communication. I would therefore 
again respectfully suggest that immediate steps be taken to obtain the correct 
P. O. addresses of all our members. I have also received from the Recording 
Secretary and forwarded to 125 members ot" the Society, their Certificates of 
Membership as per accompanying list. Submitted herewith are the letters 
received from absent members. 

A. IIlCKEXLOOPER, 

Correspond!)! o- Secretary. 

On motion of Colonel E. M.Joel: 

Resolved, That the report of the Corresponding Secretary he 
accepted and spread upon the records of the vSociety. 

The Treasurer, General Force, presented his annual report and 
read the sanie. 

TREASURER'S REPORT. 

Society of the Army of the Tennessee, ) 
Cincinnati. April 6. 1871. \ 

Tiie Society at the last meeting by vote directed the transfer from the General 
Fund to the Permanent F'und, of three hundred and forty dollars and interest 
from 9th Nov., 1869, amounting to four hundred and two dollars and thirty-five 
cents. The total receipts of the Permanent Fund since the last meeting, 
including this transfer and the balance on hand at the last meeting, amount 
to fourteen hundred and fifty dollars and seventy-four cents. Two Government 
Ronds for fi\e hundred dollars each were bought in November and December, 
1S69, at the cost of eleven hundred and forty-eight dollars and seventy-five 
cents. This fund now consists of Government Bonds for thirty-five hundred 
dollars, and cash three hundred and one dollars and ninety-nine cents. 

The balance remaining in the (jeneral Fund at the last meeting was eight 
hundretl and eight dollars and seventy-lour cents. Received since, one thousand 
and forty-nine dollars. Four hundred and two dollars and thirty -fi\e cents 
were transferred to the Permanent Fund, and one thousand and sixty -nine 



Of the Army of tlw Tewiiessce. 441 

dollars and eightv-sevcn cents paid out, lca\ iiis^ cash on liaiui, three luindred 
and eighty-five dollars and tifty-two cents. 

A tabular statement is annexed with this report, and the Treasurer's book, 
the vouchers for expenditure, the bonils and a certificate ol" deposits lor cash. 

Respectlulh suhniitteil. 

M. V. I..KIK, 

'/'rcusurri-. 

Socii-yiY <)i" rm-: .\kmv oi' rm-: Tknnksskk, i 
Cincinnati. Aprii G. IS7I. \ 

Permanent Fund. Honds at last report. - - $J.5(X) (X) 

" " bought since. - - - i.cxjo ot) 

Amount ot'(iovernment Honds now held $.v.^<^^ '^ 

'' Cash remaining at last report. -t.!!^- 9^^ 

" Transfer from General ?"und, 40J 35 

" Received from Colonel Dayton, ^05 00 

Interest on Government Honds. 315 rx) 

Premium on gold interest, 45 41 



$1,450 74 
I'aiil tor .'|;50oHond, Nov. 23. iS^y. $580 00 
'• " ■• Dec. 3. 1869, 568 75 

$1,148 75 

Cash remaining. ...--- $301 i/j 

Cieneral l-"unil. Cash remaining at last report. $ 808 74 

Received from Colonel Dayton. I.049 00 



$1,857 74 
Transfer to IVrmancnt I'und. $ 402 i,~^ 

Paid out on voucher^, lur^with tllcil, uofxj 87 

$1,472 12 



" Ca>h remaining. ------- $385 52 

" Aggregate cash in the trea-ury. - - - ^>S7 51 

M. V. FoKci.. 

Triiisurrr. 

On motion of (Jcncral StionLj: 

/■icsohcd. That the icport of tlic Treasurer I'c aceepteil and 
spread upon the records Avith the other reports. 

No furtlier business of "recei\ iniC report-. "" and proceedin<,' to 
"current l)usiness" the president announced the death, since our 
last annual mcctini,^ of Colonel vS. J. Hicks, 40th Illinois Infantry, 



442 Proceedings of the Society 

also Lieutenant Eggleston, as made known in letters received by 
the Corresponding Secretary. 

Salem, III., March ID, 1871. 
Mr. a. Hickenlooper, 

Corresponding Secretary: 
Having received notice of the time and place, fifth annual meeting of the 
Societv of the Army of the Tennessee. In compliance I would inform you of 
mv husband's death. He died December 14th, 1869. It is my desire that he 
should be remembered by the Society. I should be very much obliged if, as 
early as it is convenient, a Certificate of his Membership be forwarded to me. 
I have settled all dues, have the receipts of the same, but as yet have not 
received the Certificate of ^Membership. 

Yours verv respectfully, 

Mrs. S. G. Hicks. 



Litchfield, March 11, 1S71. 
Mr. Hickenlooper: 

As vou are Secretary of your Society I now inform you of Lieutenant 
Eggieston's death, which occurred July 6th, 1S69. also F. E. Lovejoy, who died 
December 23rd, 1S70. Both of Consumption. 

Respectfidly, 

Mrs. E. L. Eggleston. 

General Sherman, in speaking of Colonel Hicks, referred to his 
services in the Armv of the Tennessee on the 6th of April, nine 
years ago this dav and just about the hour he was speaking. 
Desiring to strike the enemy in flank, he directed Colonel Hicks 
how to execute the movement with his regiment and saw' him 
draw his sword, declare he would succeed, and he rode in front 
leading his regiment most gallantly. The 40th Illinois did all that 
was expected of it, holding its ground also well, while the army 
formed its second line of battle from which the enemy never drove 
it, but Colonel Hicks received a shot through the body which 
forced him to retire from the field and has eventually caused his 
death. He further spoke of Colonel Hicks' defense of the post of 
Paducah, Kentucky, later in the war, and of his services in the 
Mexican war, and that he had always been the trusty, manly 
soUlier that \\ c had known him, and he deserved the remembrance 
of every soldier of the Army of the Tennessee. 

General Baldwin offered the following: 

Rcso/vcd, That the thanks of the Society be extended to the 
Corresponding vSecretarv and to the Treasurer for the able manner 
in which thev have rendered services to the Societv. 



Of the Ar}):y cf.iw 'lcn::essee. 



44.1 



General (ircsliain otlVred mn an anu-mlnK'nt tliat onr Presidc-nt, 
Rccordint;- Secretary. Corresponding- Secretary and Treasurer he 
elected and continued lor the ensuinij \ear without action of the 
C»)mmittee on Nominations, (ieneral Sherman protL^-ted on liis 
own heliair to such action and desired a lull expression of the 
vSociety. thouLih he w ouhl pret'ei' lieini;- rele;ised from t"urther 
duties ot" President, (ienei-al S\\a\ ne. in an etlort to call a vote 
on the motion, was called to order h\ the Piesident. as such pro- 
CLC'din!,;- would take the matter from the Committee which should 
not he done, (ieneral .Swaxne. however, put the motion as one 
ot the committee and claimed it was let^itimate and it was carried. 
as amended. h\ acclamation. (Jeneral Sherman ai^^ain proteste<l, 
and recpiested that some one else he selected, hut (ieneral (Jresham 
called a ]:)oint of order that the motion was carried and wa^ not 
now dehatahle. 

During- an interim of husiness at this time, the Correspondin;^ 
Secretary lead the following- communications from ahsent 



mem hers. 



lktti:rs. 

CoiNciL Bi.i T rs. .I/;//.;. /,s7/. 
Gknkrai. a. IIickenlooprr. 

Corves pond ini^ Sccrrtarv Society Ar/uv of Tennessee: 
I)i:.\K Sn?: — I have delayed answering yours of March ist. hoping that 1 
shouUl he ahle to attend the nieeting of our Armv tills montli. hut it comes at 
a time that 1 am under engagements that I can not hreak. 

I regret this \crv nuieh as I had looked forward to this meeting with more 
than usual iiUercNt. 1 hope \()u will ha\e a siiccessfii/, Imrinoiiious and 
pletisaut reunion, and tliat \ on will all come out of it. as our old army used to 
tVom a tlicht. feeling good witii vour great sucee^s and reaily tor another. 
Wishing to be remenihered to my old eonn-ades one and all. I am truly. 
\'our obedient servant, 

C;. M. D.Mx.K. 



357 West 31st St. Ni.w 'S'okk City. N. "S'.. Matili I i. IS71. 

Gen KRAI. .\. IIICKKM.OOI'KK. 

Corres/'o/nfit/','- Secrettiry Society of the Army of the Teiniessee : 

(iENERAi.: — I regret I shall not he able to participate in the reunion of our 

Society. April fith and 7th next. Agreeably to your written request and in 

aeeordaiue with article 3rd of our Constitution it may atVord pleasure to such 

of mv friends as may chance to be present at the reunion to be informed that 



444 (Proceedings of the Society 

after years of protracted and severe suflering from wounds and disease, incurred ' 
in the service, which resulted in partial paralysis, I have recovered and am 
about to enjoy, once more, through the kindness of Major-General Geo. B. 
McClellan, engineer-in-chief of the docks and wharves of New York Cit\-, 
the highest of all human blessings — that of earning bread by the lal^or of m\' 
hands and the sweat of my brow — in the practice of my profession as a ci\il 
engineer. 

With my best wisiies for the health and happiness of each and all of the 
members of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee and of the members 
of the kindred societies, and cordial respect to yourself, I remain. 

Very trulv yours, 

SCHU Y LE R 1 1 A M I I.TON , 

Lafe Major-Gcncral Vols. U. S. A. 



Decatur, III., March 9, 1871. 
General A. Hickenlooper, 

Correspond itiif Secretary S. A. of T.: 
Your notice of the next meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee 
at Cincinnati, Ohio, 6th and 7th of April next, was received to-da\ . 

It will be impossible for me to attend the meeting- this year. I hope the 
occasion may be one of profit and pleasure to all who may be present. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

R. J. Ogle.sby, 



ExECTTiVE Department, Montana Territory, I 
Virginia City, March IS, 1871. ) 

General A. Hickenlooper, 

Cincinnati, O. : 
Dear Gener.\l: — I regret that distance and official duties here will pi-e\ent 
iiie from being present at the fifth reunion of the Society of tlie ^Vrmy of the 
Tennessee, to be held in your city on the 6th and 7th proximo. From my 
Rocky Mountain home I send a soldier's greeting" to my brothers of the 
"old Armv " in comicil. God bless them and the country thev did so much 
to save. 

Yours sincerely, 

B. F. PoTT.s. 



Office of U. S. Marshall, Montana Territory, } 
Helena, March 33, 1871. ) 

Gener.vl a. Hickenlooper, 

Corresponding Secretary Society Army Tennessee, Cincinnati, i).: 

Dear Sir: — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of yom- notice of 
the time and place of meeting of our Society. 

My official duties and the great distance from here to Cincinnati will prevent 



Of the Army of the Ter.nessce. 445 

niv attendance, bvit I shall not forgot the time or occasion, ami trust that at 
some other reunion I ma\ be present, I an) sir. 

\'cr_\ respect t"ull\, e't.. 

U M. I'. W'lllKl.l-.K. 

V. .S. 1 am tryin-i to raise anotlier fqo tor tiie McPlier>on Monument Fund. 
When I <,'et that, will send on (he list ot" subscribers. 



FoKT W'avm:. Mk fi., March .'I. is:i. 
Dkar Cjenerai.-. — In response to your circular letter ol' the 1st instant. I 
regret to state that I shall be deprived the pleasure ot" nieetini,' wit!) our com- 
rades of the Army of the Tennessee at the anniversary meetini^ on the 6th 
and 7th proximo, as I am under order to chan<»e station from here to Fort 
Leavenworth. Kansas. I rei^ret exceedingly that I can not be present to greet 
the old friends, when acquaintance was made under sudi vi\ id circumstances 
as introduced to each other at " Shiloh " the pcrsouurl of the armies of the 
Cumberland and the Tennes.ssee. to the former of which I belonged at 
that time. 

With cordial greetings to all our tried and true companions, and uith sincere 
wishes that your meeting may be like all of ours, a glori(iUs reunion. 
I remain. fraternail\ \ ours. 

15. ). I). Ik WINK. 
Surgeon (Did lirrvri-l'oloiit-l ('. .V. .J. 



Kansas City, Mo.. Mordi .'/, /.v;/. 
Gexf.rai. a. IIicken loopkr, 

Corresponding Srcrctarv .Irniv Titinrssre. Cinciiittati^ Ohio: 
De;.\r Sir: — Your circular of ist inst., enclosing notice of tilth annual 
meeting of our Society, was duly received. 

In reply I would state that, because of the requirements of business 1 am 
very reluctantly compelled to be absent from this gathering of comrades and 
their friends. Yet, though absent in person my heart is with you, for their is 
;i tie that binds men who have stood shoidder to shoulder in the trying hours of 
battle, that none can forget even if it were ilesired. and oiil\ those who base 
Hirn earned the name of comrade can truly appreciate. 

Permit me to express my earnest wishes for the welfare of the Soeiet\ . and 
the indi\ichial happiness of each of its members, and I remain. 

Very trul\ yf)urs. 

RoBT. C. Crowki.i.. 
7,(//< M.ijor Xdh Mo. Ittjly Vols. 



Hi. I I. (JRAss Stcjck Farm. ^ 
.\\i)N. 1 1. 1... Miirch .ill, /,v;/. \ 

Gen. a. llu KKM.OOl'ER, 

Corresponding Secre/ary. e/r.: 
Dear Sir: — It would atford me great pleasure to meet and take by the hand 
again niv old friends of the Army of the Tennessee. Other engagements will 



446 (Proceedings of the Society 

prevent my doing so at this time. The meeting I know will be a happy, a 
jovous one. and I hope all may live to enjoy many such. 

In compliance \\ ith article 3rd of our Con.stitution, can only sav I am in 
my usual health. Am engaged in fanning and .stock -rai.sing, and well pleased 
with the business. It may interest some of my old friends to know that a year 
ago my neighbors honored me by electing me to the offices of Supervisor of 
the town and School Director. I also hold the position of Corresponding 
Secretary of the " Union Farmers' Club" of this place. 

I have tried to discharge these positions in a proper marmer, and do not 
design to be too much elated by my accumulation of honors. With kindest 
regards to all, 

I remain very tiiilv, etc., 

Leonard F. Ross, 



CoxsTAXTixoPLE, TuRKEY, February 13, 1S71. 

Colonel L. M, Daytox, 

Secretary Society Army of the Tennessee: 
My Dear Sir: — ^I send you herewith three dollars. Two for Ami}- Re- 
union and other documents, and one for my dues for 1871. I preserve a warm 
interest in the affairs of the Society, and if you can so record my name and 
address as to insure the sending to fne of future reports I shall be much 
obliged. Although I am probably a fixture here for some years, I take mvich 
pleasure in knowing what becomes of our old comrades of the campaigns from 
Fort Donelson to Raleigh. 

Very truly yours, 

II. O. DwiGHT. 
Late 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant 2(ith O. V. Infantry. 



Decatur, III., April o, 1871. 
General A. IIickenlooper, 
Secretary : 
Dear Sir: — Circimistances over which I have nf)t the entire control will 
prevent me from being with you tomorrow. I assure you I am very much 
disappointed, for I had anticipated a joyous time meeting so many of my old 
comrades. 

I wish vou to see that my name is entered upon the roll. Send me a 
statement of my account with the Society, and I will remit you the amount. 
Remember me to members of the "Old Staff"' who may be present, and to all 
old army friends. 

Hoping vou mav eniov a glorious time, and that I niay have the pleasure of 
meeting you at the next meeting of the Societ\', I am, 

Yoin-s truly, 

George R. Stule. 



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Pkinckton. III.., April .]. IS71. 

iiKSKRM. A. llu KKM.OOIMK, 

CorirspoiK/ino- Sfcrcfury Society Armv Trmirssif: 
Sir: — I am rcliutantly comiiellcil to -sciid my reijrfts tliat I cannot nucl 
\\\{\\ our Society at its reunion of the (>\\\ and 7tli. 1 lia\c been in tlic hancl> 
t)f tlic doctor for .sonic time, hut indulged the h)pc, until now, that I would 
escape him in season to meet will) m\ friends on this interestini^ anniversarv. 
Please to assure them my interest is unabated, and I shall ever stand ready to 
contribute my mite, to carry out the aims and objects of our association. 
With best wishes for all. I remain. 

^'ours lrid\, 

C C Kki.i,o(;(;. 



rxiTKi) Statics Intkrnai. Ri.\ i:m k. i 

Collkctor's Ofi-ick First District Ky., ■ 

Paducaii. April ■',. 1S71. \ 

General A. IIickexlc)()i«er, 

Corrcspanditti^ Secretary Society Army of 'fiinicssrc. Cinciniuili. (>.: 
.Sik: — I ha\ c the honor to acknowledge receipt of invitation to attenil the 
fifth annual meeting of the Society, at Cincinnati on the 6th and 7th instant, and 
regret exceedingly that my official duties as Collector Internal Revenue are 
pres.sing me .so close jvist at this time as to render it imjiroijer for me to lea\ e 
mv office; hence I will not he able to attend. 

M\- heart is with \<)u. lIo])ing you may all have a good time, I remain. 

Yours truly, 

John M. Cam., 
Ldtr Colonel 'ii')t/i Illinois In fun try. 



Ci./nton, I I.I... Miirc/i J7, 1S71. 
General .\. 11icki;n looimcr, 

Correspoiidiiio- Secretary, etc. : 

My De.\r (ji:\ER.M.: — I have the honor to inform you that I receivetl your 
notice of the fifth annual meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, 
and I am sorrv to say that, o\\ ing to a press of professional business, I will be 
unable to attend in person, but rest assured I will be with you in the spirit. 

I was with the .\rm\ of the Tennessee from its organization until alter tiie 
surrender of Atlanta, and I have always considered the battle ol" Shiloh the 
severest ordeal through w hicb it passed. I tlierefore deem the 6th and 7tli of 
April the most appropriate time for this annual meeting of the Society. 

I hope vou mav have a happy reunion, and believe me. Gener.il. that on the 
6th and 7th the memorv of Shiloh and the Army of the Tennessee \\ill be 
with me. 

^'our obedient servant. 

C. (iii'iHIlK \KI . 
I.atr .Siiri,'-roii JUtli Illinois /nfautrv. 



44^ Proceedings of the Society 

Kansas City, Mo., March 10, IS7I. 

A. Hit KKXLOOPER, 

Correspondltig Secretarv, Cincinnati, O.: 
Dear Sir: — Your circular, bearing date March ist, is at liand. If within 
the range of possibilitv, I will join the annual festival of the Society. If not 
possible, I shall be with you in .syn^patl\v. 

Mv address continues the same and will for all time, so far as human pi^o- 
bability can deterniine. 

Respectfully, 

Ed. H. Webster, 
Late Captain Com pan v A, 12th Indiana Infantry. 



Champaign, III., March 9, 1871. 
General .A.. Hickenlooper, 

Corresponding- Secretary S. A. of T.: 
My De.\r General: — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the 
notice of the time, place, and object of the meeting of the Society of the 
Army of the Tennessee. It is a source of great personal gratification to me 
to know that efforts are being made to perpetuate the memory of the old 
scenes, which are so dear to every one who participated in the late rebellion. 
I will be glad to co-operate with _\our Societ_\- in any way that I can to make 
successful the objects of the Society. I left the army at the close of the war, 
resumed the practice of the law at this place, where I have ever since remained. 
Success has perched upon my banners. Grateful for the blessing of a wise and 
merciful providence in permitting me to see our country emerge from the 
scoiu-ge of a bloody war and see her again clothed in the habitation of peace 
and unparalleled success. 

I remain, yours most respectfully, 

Thom.vs j. Smith. 



Fairfield. Iowa, March lo, 1S71. 
General A. IIcckenlooper, 

Corresponding Secretary Society of the ^Irn/y of the Tennessee: 
Dear Sir: — Although I very much desire to be present and take part in 
the fifth regular meeting of the Society, yet, unless I can make a permanent 
change in my business affairs, I can not attend. There are others here, 
formerly members of the Army of the Tennessee, who would like information 
in reference to initiation fees, and transportation. 

\'er\ respectfullv ^ours, 

P. N. Woods, 
Late Surgeon .iUth /oua In ft., Jfth Div.. loth Corps. 



Iowa City, low a, March 16, 1871. 
General A, Hickenlooper, 

Corresponding Secretary Army Tennessee, Cincinnati, O.: 
Dear Sir: — Your fa\or of the ist inst. enclosing notice of the fifth anniuil 
meeting at Cincinnati, on the 6th and 7th of April next, is at hand. 

I regret exceedingly that business engagements will prevent me from attend- 



Of the Army of Ine Tc;:::cssce. 449 

\ng the reunion this year, but I can assure you and my comrades tiiat I l»a\e 
not lost my interest in the Society, and though I can not be present in person, 
I will be in spirit. 

I look forward to the time when these meetings will be even more interesting 
than thoy are now, for as the years pass by and our number are reduced bv 
the grim tyrant death, those who are left that bear the proud title "Soldiers of 
tlie Army of the Tennessee" will gather together, and as they fight the battle 
o'er again, the comrades who ha\ e gone before to that land, " where all is 
peace," will be remembered with kind hearts. Withbest w ishes for the welfare 
of the Society, 

I remain, very respecttiilly, your obedient servant. 

Ai,ui:rt S. Hi\ i»i:y. 

Wkst Limkktv. Iowa, Man/i „',', 1S71. 
Gexer.\l a. IIickexlooper, 

Corresponding Sccrctarv Society Army of tin 'J'ciinrssrc: 

Sir: — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the notice of the time 
and place for holding the fifth annual meeting of the Society of tlie Army of 
the Tennessee. I regret exceedingly my inability to attend, and I shall w.itch 
with intense interest for the publication of \our proceedings. 

As the years pass away, my pride at having been a member of the grand 
old Army of the Tennessee deepens, and I shall ever cherish the most fraternal 
feelings toward all who participated in its historic hardships, struggles and 
victories. 

With the hope that the fifth annual meeting will be as pleasant and interest- 
ing as tho.se which have preceded it, and that the interest in our Society will 
continue to increase as oin- mmibers diminish, 

I remain. ver\- respectfully, your obedient serxant. 

W. A. Cl.ARK, 

Ldtr Coploin .l'>t/i lo-itt Inf. 



\'k KSBi Rti, Miss.. March X,. 1S7I. 
A. Hickenlooper: 

Dear Sir: — I acknowledge the receipt of the invitation to attend the meeting 
of the Army of the Tennessee, at Cincinnati, Ohio, in April, and would have 
been much pleased to meet the old ex-officers, but circumstances are such that 
I can not attend. My brotherly feeling is with you all. Please send me the 
proceedings of the meeting when published. With due respect, 

I remain as ever. 

CArVAIN P. SlIAKI'. 

Ltitr 17 ill Army Corps. 



Hi.O(>MiN(.T<>N. .}f,irc/i .?/. 1S7I. 
General A. Hickent.ooper: 

Dear Sir: — The time for the meeting of our Society is at the door, and I 
am as far removed from a possibility of attending as wlien I received your 
notice some weeks ago. 



450 Proceedings of ike Society 

To say that I regret my inability to go to Cincinnati, caused by the nature 
of my business, would but feebly express my disappointment not to be able to 
join you again at our pleasant reunions. But of this I assure you, my attach- 
ment to the Society remains strong and warm, even should I never be able to 
attend the annual meetings. 

Wishing you and all your old comrades a ver>' happy time, 
I remain, dear sir, very respectfully _>'ours, 

Chrlstian Riebsame, 

Bloomington, III. 



Galena, III., April 3, 187 1. 
General: — In compliance with article 3 of the Constitution of the "Society 
of the Army of the Tennessee," I have respectfully to state my inability to be 
present at its fifth annual reunion, although my desire to attend was never 
greater than now, on account of the time of its meeting. The \ery mention 
of the 6th and 7th of April, no doubt sends a thrill of remembrance to the 
heart of every comrade of our gallant old Army of the Tennessee. I trust the 
boys will not find it quite as warm in Cincinnati as we found it on those 
memorable days at " Pittsbvirg Landing." Hoping you may have a successful 
meeting, 

I am very truly yours, 

LoLIS H. EVARTS. 

Brigadier-General A. Hickenlooper, 

Correspond iiiir Secretary Socictv of the Army of the Tennessee. 



Nashville, Tenn., April Jf, 1S71. 
General A. Hickenlooper, 

Corresponding^' Secretary Society Army Tennessee, Cincinnati. O.: 
Dear Gener.\l: — At the eleventh hoin- I find myself sorely disappointed 
in being unable to attend our reunion in Cincinnati, on the 6th and 7th of this 
month. The coming on for trial of an important suit prevents me from this 
year enjoying the much anticipated pleasure of meeting my friends and com- 
rades of the old "Army of the Tennessee." 

Feeling confident that those who are so fortunate as to be able to attend will 
have, as General Rawlins would say, "a good time together," and sincerely 
hoping such may be the case, I will, though not present in the flesh, be there 
in spirit. 

Verv trulv vours, 

R. S. TlTHILL, 

Late of'Sth Mich. Salt.. 3rd Div.. 17 th A. C. 



Galva, III., April 3, 1S71. 
General A. Hickenlooper, 

Corresponding Secretary Army of the 'Tennessee: 
Dear Sir: — It becomes my duty in compliance with our By-Laws to notify 
you of my inability to be present at the reunion of our Society on the 6th and 



Of the Army of :r.c Te:::uTri\\ 451 

7th iiist. It is with much rcjijret that I am forced to ahscnt mvsolf therefrom, 
and I assure vou were I not occupying a position where I am not free to do as 
I wish in this matter, I should most certainly he with \ou, for it would he a 
great pleasure to meet with my hrother officers on the anniversary of that 
little unpleasantness at Shiloh. But while we, through the care and guidance 
of the Ruler of the Universe, are, on the anniversary of that terrihie conflict, 
to renew again oiu- pledges of triendship and hrotherly lose for the living, let 
us not forget the departed heroes who on that terrihie day gave up their lives 
that their country might li\e. Rememher me in kindness to the Societ\ , and 
though ahsent in per.son ni\ heart is with vou. 

I am sir, \er\ respectfull\ , truly youi>. 

N. I'l.A.MSIU K(,, 

/.(i/r AdJHttnit r,7 Ills, hifty \'ols. 



Ironton. O., April .i. IS71. 

GeNERAI, a. HiCKKNI.OOlM.K, 

Correspond! 11 ir Sccretarv. ami Brothers of Society Ariiiv Tctincssrv: 
I regret very much my inability to be with you at the tifth reunion, urgent 
private business makes it impossible. Accept my best wishes and the assurance 
that m\ heart is w ith you in your deliberations, and yearns to meet old familiar 
faces. Hoping to be present at your next reunion, 

I am, respectfully yours, etc.. 

1 1 1 ( , 1 1 1) I \ M : . 
Loir Cuptoin Co. F. Htli (>. I'. Inj'ty. 

Thev were well listened to i\v the Society, and received with 
pleasure quite characteristic of the fellowship of the nienihers of 
our old aniiv. 

A coiniminication was also read hy the President, from the 
^'oun<i^ Men's Mercantile Library Association, tenderin<; to the 
menihers of our Societ\ the coinplinieutary use ot the Library 
and Reading rooms diirinj^ our meetiuLj here. 

On motion of (ieneral Mc Arthur: 

Resolved, That a committee of tliree he apijointed to report 
resolutions in rejjard to the ileatii of the late Colonel S.J. I licks. 

The Chairman ajjpointed as such committee: (JeneralsMc- 
Arthur. Spooner and Rice. 

On motion of (Jeneral Landrum: 

Resolved, That a committee of three he appointed to lepoii 
resolutions in regard to the death of (ieneral J'^^cph A. Mower, 

The Chairman annomiced the committee to consist of (Jeneral 
Landnmi. (Jener;d (Jresham and Colonel Ru^k. 

(ieneral I lickeidooper. in behalf of the Committee on tiie Mc- 
pherson Monument, submitted their rcpiMt as follows: 



452 (Proceedings of the Society 

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON McPHERSON MONUMENT. 

CiNcixxATi, April 6, 1871. 
Mr. President and Members of the Sociefy of the Army of the Tennessee: 

Gentlemen: — On behalf oi' the Committee on McPherson Monument, I 
have the honor to submit tor the information of the Society, the following 
report: 
Balance remaining in my hands Nov. 17th, 1S69, as per last report, $6,022 72 

Since which date the tbllowing subscriptions have been received : 
Nov. 18, 1869. Major Wm. Dunn, 

iS, •' Colonel J. Rusk, - - - ■ 
Mar. 30, 1S70. Through Major W. P. Craighill 

Dr. Welden, . . . . 

" " " Colonel C. S. Tiirnhill, 

" " " General Reid, - - - . 
'• " " Colonel Bingham, - - - 

" " " Wm. Rice, - - - - - 
" " M. McDonald, 

May 31, 1870. Colonel W. H. Heath, 

" Lieutenant Gladding, 

Nov. 14, " Captain W. II. Carr, 

" 22, •" Through Colonel W. H. Wheeler. 

Apr. 6, " Interest account, . . . 

$6,673 7- 

Out of which have been paid expenses of photo- 
graphing designs and frames for same as per 
vouchers herewith, ----- j^^S 80 

Postage and stationery, ----- 2 80 61 60 



$ 25 c» 




25 00 




$50 00 




25 GO 




50 00 




25 00 




25 00 




5 00 




ifiSo 00 




I GO 




5 00 




1 00 




50 00 




364 GO 


651 GO 



iVpril 6. Balance in my hands, - - - $6,612 12 

Amount in hands of General Leggett, as 

per last report, - - - - $--^73 34 

Interest to date, - - - - • 130 40.^2,303 74 



Amount pledged by Lewis McLain, - - $4-321 go 

" General R. P. Buckland, - 3,000 00 



Grand total available, .$16,236 86 

From which it will be .'ieen that this Committee have but .IS.915 86 actual 
cash on hand. 

As reported at our last annual meeting, this Committee, on the 13th day of 
October, 1869, entered into a contract with T. D. Jones for the erection of an 
equestrian statue, after designs submitted by him — Cornelius Bealer being his 
security for the faithful performance of said contract. 



Of the Amny of the Tt':::iessee. 453 

On the 1st dav of N'ovember, 1S69, Mr. Jones entered into an ajjreenu-nt 
\\\th Mr. Healer, hv wiiieh said Healer was to advance said Jones such sums of 
money as would enable him to proceed with the work, in consideration for 
which advances Jones assigned to said Healer all his ri<;ht. title and interest in 
the paynunts in said contract, atul liirecteil that ail monies, which sliould at 
;iny time become due, sliould be paid to said liealer. 

Mr. Jones proceeded actively to w ork and on the day follow in<4 tlie sii^nin^ 
of the contract, we visited Clyde, C)., and selected the site lor the mommient. 
He at once commenced putting in the foundation, and completed it on or about 
the loth of December, 1S69. 

Before commencing the work we found it would be necessary, in onier tc) L^ct 
a suitable foundation, to increase its depth some two feet, which was accoriiingly 
done, and the entire foundation paid tor as follows, viz: — 

By T Jones. ------- $950 00 

By Clyde Association, ----- _^-- o^ $1,425 00 

Mr. Jones then proceeded to enlarge his studio and made some progress with 
liis first or "study" model, but on the 14111 day of May, 1S70, Cornelius Healer 
died, and J. C. Fiedeldey, of Cincinnati, was appointed administrator. Mr. 
Fiedeldev refused to acknowledge the \alidity of the contract or agreement 
between Bealer and Jones, and declined to make the necessary advances, which 
condition of affairs rendered it impossible for Mr. Jones to proceed with the 
•work. 

On the 13th of July. 1S70, I had the following notice ser> ed [x^rsonally upon 
the adniinisti"at(?i'. 

Cincinnati, yn/v /.;, tS70. 
J. C. Fiedeldey. Esq.^ 

.\i/w. of Cornclhi.^ Bcalrr, (lcc\i. -Vo. .^.i E. TliirJ Slr.rt. Cin., O.: 
Sik: — I desire to officially inform you that on the 13th day of October, iSfuj, 
Cornelius Bealer became surety in the sum of twenty thousand [^10,000) 
dollars for the prompt and faithful execution of a certain contract for the 
erection of a monument to the memory of CJeneral James B. McPherson, 
entered into on the 13th day of October, iSfiQ. between Thomas D. Jones, 
<son-in law of said Bealer,) of the first part, and W. B. Ila/en. M, I). Leggelt 
and A. Ilickenlooper of the second part, and further that we expect and intend 
to hold the estate of said Cornelius Bealer responsible for any delay or failure 
upon the part of said Thomas D. Jones in executing said contract. 

Respectfully, 

A. I IlCK|-.M.I><>I'l R, 

For t'lr Comniittrr. 

No attention having been paid to this communication, and he still refusing to 
make the necessary advances, Mr. Jones, some time in August, 1S70, brought 
suit in the Court of Common Pleas, to compel the enforcement of the contract 
or au^reement between himself and Cornelius Healer. On the iCith of Febaiary, 
1S71, this suit was decided in Mr. Jones' tavur, and the following opinion de- 
livered by the presiding Judge: 



454 '^Proceedings of the Society 



COMMON FLEAS DISTRICT COURT. 
Before Judge Cox. 

THE CONTRACT TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO BlILD THE m'pHERSON MOXTMENT 

TO BE ENFORCED. 

"Thomas D. Jones vs.]. C. Fiedeldev, administrator of Cornelius Bealer. 
The plaintiff sought to have a specific performance of a contract, made between 
himself and Bealer, his father-in-law, in his lifetime, enforced. He alleged 
that he made a contract with a committee to erect a monument at Chde, Ohio, 
to General McPherson, for which he was to receive $14,000 with the privilege 
of obtaining subscriptions to the an'iount of $6,000 more; that he was unable 
tn complete the contract by reason of the want of funds, and that Bealer in- 
duced him to enter into the contract by agreeing to go upon the bond and 
ad\ance a sufficient amount of funds to complete the work, and for that pur- 
pose entered into a contract as security that j-)laintift' would properlv perform 
his contract with the committee. By the contract between Jones and the 
decedent, Bealer was not only to receive the money from the committee on 
plaintiff's contract with them, but was also to receive a balance of $8,000, being 
advances made by Bealer to plaintiffupon the Lincoln monument at Columbus, 
Ohio. The contract was made in the form of an assignment by Jones to Bealer, 

••Jones went ahead with the w ork. As long as he lived Bealer did carry out 
the terms of the contract with Jones, and the presumption was, said the Court, 
from his good meaning toward his son-in-law, and the pride he took in his 
abilities, he would have completed it; but he died, and Fiedeldey, who was 
appointed administrator, did not feel that he ^v■as authorized by law to advance 
the money necessary to build the monument. He claimed that the contract in 
controversy was such a one as sounds in monev, and that Jones could be 
reimbiu-sed in damages. 

" The court said that as a general rule, the principle claimed by defendant 
was correct; but there were some exceptions to it.' and the exceptions were such 
as to be judged of from the natiu-e of the tacts in each case. This case had 
many peculiarities. ]>ealer was supposed to be wealthy. Jones was worth 
nothing. This committee would have an action against Bealer, if Jones were 
unable to complete the monument. At any rate the estate was liable for the 
contract with the committee. The contract was a peculiar one, and if Jones 
failed in any pa.rt of il he was to lose the right to the money that the committee 
were to jiay. as well as the $6,000 for which he might solicit. The Court also 
thought that from the peculiar nature of the plaintiff's profession, that of artist, 
the failure to comjilete the monument would be injurious to his reputation as 
an artist, and therefore there w as no measure of damages bv which his injuries 
could l)e reckoned. This was, therefore, one of that class of cases which would 
come up fullv to the spirit of those principles which require parties specifically 
to perform their contracts, because the estate would be liable for the full amount 
of mone\' the administrator would have to advance now. The contract of the 
deceased was a fair one. The consideration being good, the administrator 
being liable, and the result of the non-fulfillment of the contract to complete 
the monument being a detriment to plaintiff which coidd not be compensated. 



Of the Avr,iy of the Tennessee. 455 

it scoinod to the Court that the case reqiiircil tlie dcl'eiuiaiU to peilbrm the 
contract and advance tlie moncv. thougli a judj^nicnt would he allowed a-^ainst 
plaintiff for the !fS,cxxj heretofore adxaneed hiu) bv the deceased on the 
Lincoln monument." 

General Po-vrll for J'/(tinti ff : •ynt/:;f ViiUh.vrll (ontra. — 

The case was, however, immediatelv appealed to the District Court, where 
it at present rests. Bv reference to the former report, it will he seen that the 
time within which this contract should have been executed will expire on the 
13th day of April, and that this Committee may. after givinjj ten days notice 
of its intention so to do. proceed by contract or days work to complete the 
monument, holding the surety responsible for an_v loss or damage resulting 
from the non-fulfillment of the contract. As Mr. Jones has not seen jiroper 
to formally notify us of his inability to proceed, we are not able at present to 
determine our future course in reference to this important work. \\'e. how- 
ever desire. I assure vou. that nothing in our power will be left undone to 
secure the earlv completion of a monument creditable alike to Mcl'herson's 
memory and our Society. We have before called your attention to the fact 
that but little over one-third of the amount for which the menibers of this 
committee became personally respon>ihle, is in tlieir hands, or under their 
itrimediate control, and as they assumed the responsil)ilit\ before, undei" the 
impression that the outstanding funds would be transferred to them as soon as 
the contract was signed, and this not having been done, they seriously doubt 
the propriety of again becoming responsible for a sum largely in excess of the 
amount in their hands, and this consideration may make it necessary to aban- 
don the present contract, and all claims for damages under the same, and 
necessitate the erection of a much less imposing monument, the cost of which 
will not be in excess of the amount now at their disposal. As Congress has 
already donated a sufficient number of captured cannon to cast the figures, and 
the foundation (costing $1,425) being now in, we sincerely hope it will not 
become necessary to take any backward steps, but that the money heretofore 
raised and pledged will be promptly transferred to this committee, thereby en- 
ablini^ them to proceed with the work according to the designs already adopted. 

ResjH."c< fully. 

A. 1 hCKKM.OOJ'l K. 

Scirctiiry. 

On motion of Colonel Nichols: 

Resolved, That the report he accepteil and the coininitlee con- 
tinued in charge as lieietDtoie. 

In connection with the snhject just passed upon, the President, 
at the request of (General IIicUenlo()]iei-, read ihe f .llouin-^r letter 
froni Mr. Jones. 



456 ^Proceedings of the Society 

Columbus, O., April 5, 1S7I. 
To THE Military Committee of the Armv of the Tennessee. 

CHARGED WITH THE ERECTION OF THE McPhERSON MoNUMENT, 

General Hazen, General Leggett and General Hickenlooper: 

Gentlemen : — I most deeply regret to be compelled to announce to the 
committee by whose judgment I was selected as the artist, under a contract 
with you to execute tlie monument to be erected to the inemorv of the noble- 
gallant and inuch beloved General McPherson, that owing to circumstances 
wholly beyond my control, after having spent much time, and nearly one 
thousand dollars upon the work, I am and shall be unable to fulfill the contract 
by the time spccijied. 

When I took it, (said contract,) I felt confident that I had made such pecu- 
niary arrangements, that I could obtain all the money required by the contract 
to be expended by me, before I should be entitled to draw any portion of the 
funds in your hands. I did procure monev enough with which to erect the 
foundation for the monument, and from all I can learn it was well done, but I 
find myself utterly unable to furnish the large amount needed for the further 
prosecution of the work. The sad necessity thus forced upon me to abandon 
the great work, to whose successful completion I had looked foi-ward with the 
just and honorable pride and hope of an artist, whose heart is in his labors, 
brings to me more disappointment and pain than it can to you. But simple 
justice to you, demands that I submit to this grevious blow, and that I shall 
not longer allow my misfortunes in the matter to impede the completion of 
the monimient. I can only hope that the committee, and all the friends of the 
great and heroic dead whose virtues this monument is to commemorate, will 
do me the justice to believe that only " n-ky poverty, not my will consents." 
and while they may find an abler artist to take up my unfinished work, they 
can not find one who can or will labor in it with a more earnest purpose, or a 
deeper love and enthusiasm for the memory of him, to whose patriotisni, 
bravery, talents as a soldier, and gentle and winning graces; of heart and voice, 
and smile and manner, the monument is to be erected by that glorious Army of 
the Tennessee, of which he was one of its favorite and trusted leaders. 
I am gentlemen, most trulv vours, 

T. D. Jones, 

Sculptor, 

P. S. It I have not been compromised by fate, (for when death intervenes 
between us and our dearest hopes) Avho shall decide? I am prepared to give 
other bonds than those furnished you in Cincinnati for a completion of the 
McPherson monument. 

T. D.J. 

The stibjcct of a monument for the kite General RawHns was 
brought up and the committee appointed at the htst annual meeting 
called on for a report. General Greshivjn, who introduced the 
subject, stated that he did not think it possible to raise the money 
to secure it, but asked further time for the committee which was 



Cf tlie Arjiiy of the Tevcriessee. 457 

gi'antcd. General Sherman remarked that the men who comjiosed 
the ^Vrmv of the Tennessee were d\in<j^ too rapidly tor the Soeiety 
to be able to ;^"ive them costl\ niDmiinents. and when elVorts of 
eommemoration are attempted. the\ should be of as simple a 
eharaetcr as possilile, and make \\\v burthen to tlu' li\ ini; as lij^ht 
as ean be. Xobod\- would (luestion the deNnlion we held for our 
departed comrades. 

The President called upon the committee ap])ointed to raise 
the hftv thousand dollar fund for the family of (ieneral Rawlins. 
The committee asked for further time which was granted, to report 
at our next meeting. 

On motion of Colonel Markland: 

Resolved, That the Society extend its thanks to the ^'oung 
]Men's Mercantile Librar\- Association for otVering the use of their 
Libra r\ and Reading Rooms to our members. 

There being no further business before the vSociety it adjourned 
until 7;y) for tlic exercises of the welcome and annual addresses. 

ANNUAL ADDRLSS. 

Pike's 1I.\li., * 

Cincinnati, April (1, 7:-y> p. m. \ 

The Socictv met as per adjournment and called to order by the 
President. 

First in the order of exercises: 

Pk.vvkk — Rev. A. R. T'avi.ok. 
'Music by Drum Corps: — -Revcil/c." 
The President announced the welcome address, and iiresented 
(leneral ^L F. Force, who w;is greeted most enthusiastically. :ind 
spoke as tollows: 

ADDRESS OF wi:lc()ML p>v iri)(;L ((;kni:k.\L) m. 

F. FORCE. 

CoMR.VDEs: — On behalf of the resident members. I bid you 
welcome. \\'e hope you will ha\e a good time. 

Though some reminiscences of b;ittli- droop from the wall-, 
mingled with the emblems of pe;ice. we have not come together 
to stir up strife or fan its embers. We have had enougii of war. 

Vou, Mr. President, while leading us in ;i campaign, said "war 



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is barbarous and vou can not refine it." The recent contest in 
Europe confirmed the statement. 

But war is sometimes unavoidable, and not without compensa- 
tion. The one through which we had to pass awoke the Ameri- 
can people to a knowledge of their power; dispelled the cdd 
opinion that a republic is necessarily a weak Government; removed 
the source of content! )n that arraved and embittered the two 
sections of the country against each other; gave to everv man 
equal rights before the law to use the faculties which God has 
given him; opened to the South the way to a prospsritv which 
was impossible under the old svstem; and made our institutions 
homogeneous, so that when the estrangement which this genera- 
tion must endure shall have passed away, the countrv will present 
a harmonious people. And after all, the thousands who were 
killed were not U)st. What mother wt)uld exchange her dead son 
so killed, for any living youth in the land? 

If the war opened opportunity for abuses, it also called into 
pla\' the noblest traits. The nnen who went into the field, ofiered, 
vou know how cheerfulK thcv gave, their lives from a pure sense 
of duty. The men who did not go, poured out their means with- 
out stint. Women, giving and toiling for tlie sick and wounded, 
added new lovliness even to womaiihood. 

These are things those tattered colors are whispeiing. But it is 
not for such that wc have chiefly come together. We come like 
old school-ma.tes gathered to renew the old friendships. 

We are proud of the Army of the Tennessee. Along with the 
others, it toiled to accomplish the business then in hand. Our first 
commander has said: "As an arm\" it never sustained a single 
defeat. No officer was ever assigned to command that arinv who 
had afterward to be relieved from duty or reduced to a less 
command." 

But \vhatever pride we may have in its history, we dwell more 
and thiniv oftener of "that kindly and cordial feeling"" which our 
Constitution says was one of its characteristics, and which it is the 
aim of the vSociety to keep aliye. 

There \\ ere no jealousies there. No one criticised the orders of 
his commander. Ever}' man in it, from private to commander-in- 
chief, knew if he got into difficulty the whole army would be 
ready to spring to his side. There is not a member in this hall 
who can not recall times when he o\yed his life to the aid of com- 



Of the Army of iiic 'xc:::iessee. 459 

riidcs now silting- liy hi> side. 'riioui^Hi otiu-r thiii^> iiia\ have 
chan<j,c(l. we mci-t Iktc michaiioLHl in tViciKUhi]) without taint, 
coiifick'ncc without reserve, conirailes and hrotliers. 

The resident menihers have t'ound it a hilior of love to prepare 
tor your meet in;^-. We hid you welcome. And vou. j^entleinen, 
who have consented to he our "guests, and \()u. hrotliers of the 
Cumherland and otiier armies, who join witii us in the celehration, 
welcome. Cincinnati is ^hid that \ ou aie here. The fairest portion 
ot the city is here, smilin;^ tlu-ir welcome as nou a^send>le lor the 
da\ s of ".Vuld Lan;.^ S\ne."' 

(ieneral Force was listeneil to with maiked attention, and 
warnd\' applauded when throu^'h. 

Ml'sic: — "Anld Laii^' Sync" 

The President announced the annual address and introduced 
CoK)nel John \V. Xohle. the orator, who was most coidiallv 
greeted anil spoke as follows: 



ANNUAL ADDRESS BY COLONEL JOHN W. NOT.Li:. 

^L{. Pkksidk.ni- and C<)MI!.\I)i:s: — We ha\e aLCain as-.fmhled 
on the order of our old C(»mmander. to spend with him and each 
other a few more of those preciou-- houis of the heart's and soul's 
life which our hcneficcnt Creator allows us lui'e. 

We meet as comrades, not to indul'^e in political schemes, nor 
to carr\' out ]:)art\ measures, nor in an\ manner procure a personal 
or selfish acKantai^e; hut we meet to re\ i\e and enjoy the memo- 
ries of o;ir militarv service — to preserve and perpetuate the 
reputation and fame of our comrades, alive or dead; to indulge in 
the pleasant and henehcial communion of soids s\ mpathel ic and 
akin from common experiences. sutVerings and liiumphs; to re- 
kindle at the altar of our country the j^atriotic Hame of former 
da\s; to rejoice in our national safet\ and advancement: to gather 
strength for future eHorts tVoni contemplating of the heroism of 
the past; and when we separate, to de])art with renewed puipose 
in e\er\ hreast to sei\e our country as hi-st we may: we hope in 
peace, hut to serxe her in peace m- war. 

Ten \ears ha\ e gmie since the \\ ar of the great rehellion l>egan. 
and six \ears have elapsed since that lehellion fell, crushed heneath 



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yowv powerful blows. Among the memories we would cherish 
how many are associated with this, the month of April, the month 
of sunshine and shadow! It saw the gloomy rise of war; it 
beheld the glorious return of peace. Ten vears ago this month, 
amid transient showers, as though the heavens wept at the parri- 
cidal act, and would cpiench with tears the enemy's fire, the rebel 
batteries opened on old Fort Sumter. Six \ears ago this month 
that cloud passed away, and victory spread like sunshine over the 
land. From Appomatox Court House and Raleigh across the wide 
continent, flag beckoned unto flag, from hill to hill, like native 
wild flowers in gladness. And nine years ago this very hour was 
rasfing- the famous fight at Pittsburg- Landing, that commenced in 
a storm of disasters, whistling adverse shot and shell like hail 
upon us, and ended in one of those fortunate and decisive suc- 
cesses that from time to time lit up the features of our distressed 
country with a smile. 

We meet under propitious circumstances. The nation is at 
peace. The volunteer armies that had for four years been march- 
ing with constant tramp over plain and mountain, swamp and 
field, six years ago not only disbanded as thev had assembled, at 
their country's command, but have ever since lain dormant in the 
nation's bosom. Their light and power, fearful and destructi\e 
on the dark field of the war storm, now dispersed and dissemi- 
nated throughout the land, verifies the earth, makes glad the field, 
and keeps aglow the energies of the people. 

Does any one point to a disturbed condition of any portion of 
the country, and ask have we naught to fear.? I reply. The Army 
of the Tennessee vet lives! Is not Grant President; Belknap 
.Secretary of War, and Sherman at the head of your armies? Let 
hut the head of a new rebellion grow large enough to become an 
overt act, and threaten the coinino)i peace and weal, and hemp, not 
gunpowder, will do for it. 

The nation is free. A\ ithin these few past yeai's there have 
been throes of fearful agonv, resulting in a new life. The Spirit of 
Liberty, long cherished In' the republic, seemed from the beginning 
of the war to anticipate its proper conclusion, and to plume her 
wings for a broader and freer flight. Her foresight was divine, 
and ranged far beyond the thoughts of men. Disaster to our 
arms were her earliest and most beneficial achievements She hov- 
ered along the roughest edges of the varving conflicts with an eve 



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ever eaji^cr forlicr own adv;iiit;i<^c, witliholdinj^ succt-ss solon^ as it 
threatened her defeat, but l.>est()\vin<; vietories with lavish hand 
^vhc^ the results of peace to /t/- cause were no lon^^er (h<uhtful, Ixit 
Hxed l^evond recall or repeal. Time and experience have \ et nnich 
to teach as to the best anil wisest course to pursue in our new life, 
and we nia\ leave all speculations ;is t.i the future to their proper 
time and place, rejoiclnn" now in the hearlielt assurance and j^rati- 
ticati(jn that "the past, at least, is secure." But let us he conlident 
that this spirit is \ et abroad and means to do its \v oik. The sol- 
<lier of thought as well as of action is \ el laboriuLj in e\erv 
<inarter; past sutferinns and present need of aid ha\ e erased his 
:seltishnes.s; dangers often met and overcome have strengthened 
his courage until it is athletic: the results of past etlort in realiza- 
tions bevond his thought, inspire his Jiopes for his countr\ exen 
to enthu.sia.sm; and the voices of his old leaders, though now du 
other fields, commanding "Forward, the whole line." gi\e him 
■direction and delennination. \V e are lo be a nation, and that of 
freemen. To attempt to fetter the steps of the citi/.en is vain. 
The nation is not onlv free, but the individual is to be free in the 
practice of everv law ful pursuit and the enjoyment of every per- 
sonal right wherever (nir Hag floats or our power extenils. 

The union is preserved and its functions restored. The dangers 
of the war and the no less perilous trials of succeeding years 
have been fortunateh' terminated. We have again seen each 
State represented in House and Senate. The fearful dream of 
Webster has been our actual experience, and his aspiration has 
to-dav for us its fullest attainment. It has been ours truly to look 
"on States dissevereil. discordant, belligerent, and a land rent 
Avith civil feuds and drenched intleed in fraternal bloctd.'" IJut 
ours also it now is to "beh(;ld the gtirgeous ensign of the republic, 
known and honored throughout the earth, still full high advanced, 
its arms and trophies streaming in their original lustre, not a stripe 
erased or polluted, nor a single star obscured." 

To be thus at peace, free and united has, w ith the display of 
the power of our people in the late wai", resulted in \ indicating 
the cause of Republican (Jovernment, and strengthening our 
influence among the other nations of tlu' earth. The I nited 
vStates holds no second place in the councils of the world. At 
<jach successive contest, \\hether with foieign or domestic toes, 
this c<nintr\ has exhibiti'd the will and jiowei" of a nation truly 



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great, and \vise as great. vShe never yet has borne a wrong she 
let go unchallenged, and she never challenged a wrong she did 
not have righted. 

Within the past ten years she has suffered somewhat, and part 
of the account is settled; that has been bv vour swords. The 
remainder she proposes to submit to arbitration, and we doubt 
not with an equally honorable result. '-Beneath the rule of men 
entirely grca.t. the pen is mightier than the sword." But let us, 
among the lessons of the hour, reflect upon the wonderful events 
of the last year, which shovv that States mav be crushed bv the 
sword. Since our last meeting, and much within the past vcar, 
an empire distinguished for great militarv achievements, proud of 
the record of her armies, and claiming to be the center of civil- 
ization, and the civillzer of the globe, has suddenlv flamed in 
disastrous war, like some mighty conflagration among the nations. 
Touched by the magic hands that span the seas, the tocsin sounded 
far antl wide through the earth, giving note each hour of the fear- 
ful scene, (^ur people have listened and gazed across the \\'ater: 
and foe and friend, as the light of the burning blazed higher and 
bigher. and again declined into blankness, in his jo\- or sorrow, 
has yet stood amazed at the rapid and all-devouring disaster 
that swept away a throne, and left the people in the ashes of 
himiiliation. 

(Jreat as is the pen. inappreciable as are the benefits of peace, and 
wonderful as are the results t)fawise diplomacx . let us cultivate 
with assiduous care our philanthropy, the arts, science and religion; 
but let us, with a knowdedge of what unhappv France has suf- 
fered, and ■what the United .States has in all times past gained \i\ 
the sword, strike hands once more in memorv of our militarv 
career, and next to God and humanit\ put our fjiith in the Spirit 
of the Army of the Tennessee, and that of the other volunteers 
and regulars of the L'nion. 

The sword, though sheathed, mav not be thrown awav. The 
antlers o'er the chimnev-place ma\' liear for man\ \ ears unused 
the sire's old blade that flashed when Liberty was voung, and vet, 
as we ha\ e seen and simg. the hour ma\ once more come for "the 
sword of Jhnikcr Ililiy 

To have warded o?i the blows that woidd have destroved the 
fabric of the Constitution, and to have aided in the attainment of 
the happy results our coui>try now enjoys, must at all times be a 



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source of intense ^ralil'icalion to tliose who ;icti\elv j)art'Ki|);ite(l 
ill their coiiutr\ s (kiViise and ad vanceiiieiil, wlielher at home in 
tlie ibruni, or in the liehl; and to-thiy our minds naturalK recall 
the nii<^ht\' achiex enients ol our armies which spran;^. e(|ui]i]ied, 
['yoxw our C()untr\"s hrow when struck li\ the iron hand of rebel- 
lion, and tuin to \ iew and measure the i^iand results follow ini; to 
this hour the ;j.ieal awakening;" of the war-like spirit of our people. 

The Army of the Tennessee did i;reat deeds in all the de]iart- 
inents of the States' serxiee. and iiulis iduallv and conil)ine<l 
illustrated in a peculiar manner the cpialities of .\merican charac- 
ter which <i^ained success in the lield, preserved its truits hv 
subsequent statesmanship, and by exalted \irtue crowned victor_\ 
with the attributes of justice antl mercy. We may. therefore, be 
cnt^agcd profitably to ourselves if \\ c- consider tor a short time 
those equalities and cite as illustration a few of the more promi- 
nent of our leaders in their distlnjj^uishinij^ characteristics. 

It was the good fortune of this Arn'iy to have deri\ eil its orii^in 
from States stronj^lv s\ni pathetic, and oi a homo_t;eueous jjeopk-. 
Its soldiers came almost wholh' from tlie Western and Xorth- 
^vestern .Stales. And as their people at home were without 
rivalrv. save in the service oi their country, so throu<i;hout the 
career of the arm\ was there a hearty co-operation ai\d singleness 
of purpose among- all grades, remarkable to an extrordinary 
degree, when we consider the vast exleiit of territory from w hich 
it was gathered. From Minnesota to Missouri, and tVom Ohio to 
Kansas a common origin, experience, and it may be said almost 
ecpial opportunities and development had made our i)eoj)le of one 
general character, commonh knowr. as ■•Western." And the 
Army of the Tennessee, as was also that of the .Mississippi, the 
Ohio and the Cumberland, was jjeculiarly Western, even as tlu)se 
great ri\ ers whose names they bore. The mi)untain, the forest 
and the plain ga\e these soldiers birth, or early impressed them 
with their grand features. Coming when the thunder drum of 
war had r.;lled in long and startling iU)tes up from the far distant 
ocean, these kindred drops united from farm and town and city, 
and mingled into com])anies: jjroceedeil in greater force and with- 
out delay toward the center of conflict, and united in armies, soon 
swelled in sjiringtide and \olume. where too the rivers were 
broad and dee]), and be.it in dialing mood at e\eiy i-Iand. head- 
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or cutting new channels nioved bv unwonted courses forward to» 
the sea. And when their homes were made, could they be main- 
tained against the savage foe without a fellowship as free and 
hearty as the enemy was sudden, artful and unrelenting. Or 
could the immigrant or traveler in our West a few vears before 
the war have penetrated the wilderness and obtained subsistence 
without a hospitality and friendship from the inhabitants as gen- 
orous as it was homely, and at a cost often times of self-privation, 
Whencesoever he might come, from the East or across the sea, a 
few } cars in these Western homes broadened the immigrant's, 
views of men and affairs, and, we venture to sa\', improved his. 
general nature, increased his originality of thought, emphasized, 
his expression, in word and deed, and so devoted him to enter- 
prise and his new fortunes, as while it might wean his affections 
from his former home, attached him by indissoluble ties to the 
native and growing populace he found in this broad Western land- 
There was comprehension and foresight. When we consider 
the immense field that lay before the early settlers of this Great 
West, and the chances there must have been at the beginning of 
misapprehension and delusion from the varied and unexjolored 
nature of tlie country, and yet beliold how well the situation! 
throughout seems to have been from the first understood and 
every advantage seen, and every opportunity made the most of, w^e 
may well attribute to the men who worked out the fine results we 
now behold, a breadth of thought and quickness of perception of 
the highest order. No more surely did the Indian pass on long 
journeys through the forest, from lake to distant river, and from 
mountain to ocean, guided by the mysterious directions of nature, 
than the Western people have advanced, and still, by a secret 
intelligence as to where and when and w hat to do in this broad 
land, are yet advancing rapidly to empire. 

This was not and is not by chance nor accident, nor a mere intel- 
lectual appreciation of what might be. But with this last have 
this people united a will to do, ami a fortitude and j^erseverance 
in doing which seemed to have doubled and redoubled from the 
very resistance of nature and the necessity of their exercise. We 
have come to this assembly from all quarters of this country we 
speak of, in a few short hours, and have calculated with certainty 
our early return, so that our neighl)ors shall scarcely know we 
have been absent from our homes and daily vocations. We 



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meet in a orrcat and iK-autifiil city, hiltiiii,' liUc- a (^ikcii, imiccd, 
and \vclc()min<;j us in peace with ccrtainh j^ivat inuniliccnce. hut 
not CLiual to the power and ^])i^it with w hicli she suppoited e\erv 
loyal st)ldiei- in time of' war. Think you not iheiv has lieen intel- 
lectual force, toil and ])il\ation sullicient expended since this 
place \vas Fort Washington and ()liio a Tenitors', to not onl\ 
<^ive character to her people, hut to make hei" sons jrood soldiers 
whether in or out ot uniloiin. and lier mothers and dauj^hters 
ccpial to the trials ot" the darkest hour, or ecli|)sin5^ their own 
loveliness hv the l)eaut\ of their merc\' and lunnanit\. 

There was a coura;2^eous self-reliance. I'^rom lirst to la^-t the 
Western life to the great mass of our people is one of constant 
struggle with great and oj^posing powers. The vis nicrtia of 
matter alone, accumulated thiough all tlie worlds past existence, 
is here stupendous, and has assumed such mammoth jjroportions 
as require gigantic energy to surmount them. And yet how it 
has been constantly and unhesitatingh' assaileil. h'rom the days 
when the neighborhood was called together to improv e the com- 
mon road to those when the labor and mone\ of millions has 
tunneled the AUeghanies: tVom the hour w hen the broad-horn or 
fiatboat silenth' floated with the stream to that \yhen the steam- 
boat itself no longer ser\es the purposes of conmierce. but our 
rivers are spanned by bridges which are miracles of art and 
science, the rapids erased by Wilson and the ]>lains subdued by 
Dodge; from the time of the sickle and the llail to that of the 
reaper, mower and threshing machine: from the days of Boone, 
Kenton and Crawford, Ilarmer, ."^t. Clair and Wayne, to those 
when Ohio and all the ^\'^■sl has l)i.'eu delended by such of Ohio's 
sons as (irant, Sherman, Sheridan and McPherson, — within all 
this time there has been the necessity of ccmstant resistance to 
and war upon the w lid to render it tame, and the almost limitless 
to bring it to the measure. The constant struggle has begotten a 
hardihood and individuality that almost scorns comparison. It 
characterizes the true Western spirit with tlie spirit of the Indian 
chief, when at a council w ith American otlicers, as he stood 
haughtily aloof, not seeing the highest in rank coming to meet 
him, he was presented with a chair by a subordinate, who said to 
him: "Your father sends you a chair." "My father: the sun is 
my father, and thee.nth is my mother, and 1 will repose on her 
bosom." said the chieftain, throwin-4 himself ou the groimd. 



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scornful of all other support, but in his native resolution and inde- 
pendence. 

And when gradually emerging from the vast waste of these 
Western solitudes, helped by the hand and moved by the under- 
lying power of the General Government, these Territories became 
vStates, the recently distant and almost inapproachable homes of 
this people became united to the markets of the world by the 
national road, the canal, the steamboat and the railway, their little 
settlements grew to cities proud "with spires and turrets crowned," 
and intelligence from all quarters was flashed to their doors in 
daily rays of light; \vhen their importance in the councils of the 
nation had been recognized by the honors bestowed on "Tippeca- 
noe,"' the "Mill Boy of the Slashes," the "Waggoner Boy," "Old 
l^ullion," the "Little Giant" and the "Rail Splitter," and when the 
last and greatest honor they had received, the election of Lincoln, 
was made the pretext of destroying the General Government, 
which, like the sun, had dissipated the mists and fogs from their 
Western homes, was it strange that this ))eople exhibited a devo- 
tion to the Union and a patriotic ardor that signalized their eftorts 
in the war b\- steadfastness under ever\- trial and success on cvci'v 
jichL 

And comrades, descending from this general view of the source 
and qualities of Western character, we may well challenge the 
past or the future to exhibit better examples of its best qualities 
than shown by our own honored leaders. Where in history will 
you tind more hearty, earnest and long-continued co-operation 
and personal confidence and friendship than during the war 
existed between your commanders.'' Examples to the contrary 
are very abundant. From the days of the quarrel of Achilles and 
Agamemnon history is full of the dissensions, and consequent disas- 
ters to Generals in the field. We need not pass be\ond the last 
war in other lands to read the charge made by an Emperor that 
he was betra\ ed. And among the sorest trials of Washington 
were those put upon him by rivalry and jealousy. 

But for the parallel we must go to fiction, 

"When Roland brave and 01i\er, 
And every palladin and peer. 
On Roncessallis died," 

or to the famih' circle. For King William (now Emperor) and his 
sons did bravely and well, and so exemplified on the field the 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. ^6j 

combined qualities of heroism and kiiuhetl aHectioii. Their iiiiva- 
rvinj4 success, however. <>^ave chance enouL^h for all. Amid snch an 
Aurora of victories rihlions of hrij^hlest hue could he caujj,'ht for 
e\ er\ one. 

Ivit w heie. when reverses threatened, or mistakes weie cliar^ed 
to ha\e heen made. \\ lu'u \\\v war was voun^- and the peo])le 
fretful, when andiitiou to excel in his profession at the first op])or- 
tunitv was the natural desire of each emulatin<;- spiiit, where can 
\()U tind two men so near of rank, who bore and forhore, and 
nuitualh' witlulrew their own claims so often for each other's 
advancement, and at all times so hap]:)ily agreed and aided 
each other, as (Jrant and Shermanr And under these, through- 
out their vast commands, theie \\ as everywiieie this true Western 
feeling- of fellowship. It has heen the hoast of all connected with 
Vour aiin\ . It is the \er\ souice of our Societv's oriij^in. It gives 
/est to our meetings now as it lightened the toils of former vears. 
It makes our reunions possible or desirable. .\nd when we cease 
to appreciate this genuine feeling and the blessings it confers let 
us be sure, not that others, but we ourselves have sadly changed. 
It is this tlKit knits the hearts of the professional and regular sol- 
diers with the hearts of those now returned to civil life. Our 
past services and fellowships are here renewed. The sentinels 
and ])icket men on all our borders keep watch and guard, the 
bra\er still, that the\ know the slee]")ing hosts of the camp will 
flv to their support at tlie iii'st tap oi" the drum or Inigle note, oi' 
crack of a hostile shot. 

Then look at tlie \vork of \()ur arm\. How broad, how com- 
j)rehensi\ e and ]iov\- effectual! What method, what adaptedness 
of means and what et1icieiu\I ^'ou had a work to do of \ast 
extent, and intended to occup\ luit a short ti:ne in its accomplish- 
ment. ^Vmericans generally, and Western people in i)articular, 
arc noted for being in a hurr\ . .Vnd w hen your army became 
united to the flotilla the j^ressure became intense. Fort Henry 
was steamed out of resistance. Donelsou "backetl out" in an 
imchivalrous and imgenerous manner. Then vou steametl uj) the 
Tennessee, and two armies were united under the very guns of 
the enemv. and although \ ou w ere assaulted before breakfast you 
fought it out on stomaciis empt\ of all but courage, and gained 
the battle, just nine vears ago and ha\ e come here now to take 
anothei' feast in remend)rauce and coiiipciisatioii of the occasion. 



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After Corinth, 3'our steamers at Yazoo Pass fairly walked the 
zuoodsWXie things of hfe. Then came more boats and vour voyage 
down the Mississippi, where was tested the immortahty of our 
Western river men in passing those multiphed rebel batteries at 
Vicksburg. I?iit this obstruction to Western commerce was at 
last dug out and blown out for all time, and until the Fourth of 
July shall be no more. Your success, with the aid of the Mis- 
sissippi squadron, came just in time to vie with that of your 
Eastern friends at Gettysburg. The glory of that day East and 
West has passed into history, and future ages will read WMth 
iniceasing interest the achievements b}' flood and held of our sol- 
diers and sailors. Happy are we to-night, boys, to greet at once 
and altogether our glorious Union in Meade, Porter and Sherman. 
Your right being thus planted with effect you put in your left 
at Chattanooga, and severely beating Johnston's and Hood's 
armies, you walked home by way of Savannah for exercise. Yet 
not all this without an episode or two, for an infallible Western 
army had, under an appropriate leader, taken Island No. 10, and 
at Memphis the Admiralty jurisdiction was by force of arms 
shown, as since by decree of law it has been established to extend 
over fresh as well as salt water. 

Who that takes the map showing the marches of the military 
forces comprising your arjiiy for the years 1862-3-4 and ^, and 
notes your progress then, bat thiit must feel that its sons were 
worthy of their forefathers, and of the land which the Great 
Giver of good gifts had given them. Broad as their home is, the 
spirit of its people in peace, in war, in peace again, has ever been 
equal to it. It has no mountain beyond their enterprise, no stream 
more irresistible than their courage; the rush and devastation of 
the Western hurricane symbolizes their wrath, and the golden 
smile of the harvests of many States reflects their beneficence. 

To embrace the general plan of operations oyer such a wide 
and varied theater required, in militar\- affairs, the same scope of 
thought and depth of forecast as distinguishes, in civil affairs, 
the true statesman. There might lie repetition of means, but no 
failure or retrograde. Unlike fields in other lands this was too 
broad to be traveled over often. JS. few da\-s marches there 
brought opposing armies in direct and extended conflict, and in 
cases of reverses, the task, though fearful severe, could be repeated. 



Of the- Army of the Tennessee. 469 

Generals could be changed and armies frequently legathered for 
jjrojcction t)ver tlie same routes anil uj)on a single point. Xot so 
liere. Once initiated in a s^eneral ailvance upon the South, u hether 
a<4ainst Coriiitli. \'ieksl)ur<.f, Chattanooga or Atlanta, tlie plan had 
to be accomplished. Ib)\v ot"ten, think you, might your army 
have retreated in defeat up the Missis^ippi to Cairo, ami yet 
returned to \'icksl)urgr How often relanded and rofought the 
Inittle of Shiloh? How often retaken Lookout Mountain. <jr re- 
assailed Alatoona, Kenesaw. and leiiu ested Atlanta, after retreats 
to Chattanooga? How nianv times undertaken a new march 
through (Georgia, if once tlrixen back.' I>\ en now. when these 
things are but speculations, the iieart sinks at tlie thought, and the 
vastness of these enterprises are magnified h\ the very necessity 
of complete success or our overthrow. That thev were successful, 
proves the conclusion that there were in the councils of our 
leaders the comprehension of greatness, and the foresight of 
genius. There was 'one who was present in all \ Dur operations. 
and in some led vou alone. Sherman, in the Atlanta campaign 
and the subsequent march to the sea, displaved a generalship that 
not on\\ defeated but disgraced a forniitlable ojiponent. Your 
commander then seemed to enjoy an intellectual eminence that 
made the plans of other men like a map beneath him. and a mental 
vision that })ierccd the future as the eagle's eye does the misty 
liorizon, and with these exalted qualities he combined a rapidity 
of execution that startled vour foes with its dreadful sweeji ami 
certaintx . 

•■ Nu\t to Ihc sun in •Sou/hoji' lands. 

Ringed bv the azure world he stands. 

He watches from his mouHtaiu walls. 

The -vrinklcd sea benefith him crawls, 

Then, like a thimderbolt he fallsl" 

Hut vour first great commander, possessing not inferior compre- 
hension, broughl from his \\ cstern lite no less \ ahiable cjualities 
than those of the expeditious .Sherman. The Army of the Ten- 
nessee, as inanv another armv of the I'nion, had need of tenacitv 
of purpose under manv a trxing ordeal. \\ ho in this assembh . 
can this (hn' forget the battle of Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing ami 
the firmness and endurance of Grant. The fii^st day's fight had 
been against us. Prentiss, after a manl\. heroic resistance had 
been captured. Hurlbut liad borne the heat of the battle until its 
too fierce fires had driven him near to the impa.ssable ri\ er. 



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Wallace had fallen, and Sherman was resisting with such oft 
repeated assaults from every vantage ground upon the too venture- 
some foe as gave them earnest of his future dealings with them; 
the massed Confederates, elated bv an apparent success, were 
charging with veils of terrible triumph; the camps were in their 
hands, and nearh' half our artillerv was gone; '"tlie whole armv 
was crowded into the region of Wallace's camp, and to a crescent 
of from one-half to two-thirds of a mile around the landing, the 
next repidse would put us into the river, and there were not trans- 
pcMls enough to cross a single division."" But who thought of 
surrender? Who even in that earlv battle had not alreadv learned 
that the tight had to be foug^ht out on that small landingf, if needs 
be. To be calm and impcrtural^le amid such a scene, to take 
ad\antage of the hrst lull of the pelting of that pitiless storm, 
and ha^'e Colonel Webster fling into sudden and almost unassail- 
able semi-circle the remaining artillery, and man it on the instant 
bv whatever means; to summon the "Tvler," and the "Lexington," 
to repeat the lessons of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson to their 
rebellious and inapt scholars, and thus in sullen resistance to await 
the hastening division (jf the army of the Ohic), and then to abide 
in all confidence to-morrow's victory, and with the morrow's morn 
to take the initiative and aggi'essive movement, and zvin the day, 
were acts that proved the man as the world has since known him, 
a man <^f measureless persistence, as silent and resisting as nature, 
and with a mental endurance that out-lasts all opposition, and 
seems to rob defeat of its legitimate results, and expects ultimate 
victory as the proper compensation for early disaster. 

" Proof to the tempest shock, 
Moored in the rii'ted rock. 
The deeper he roots him, the 
Hardei it blows.'' 

And in all of these vast and successful efforts you had the advan- 
tage of a corps of staff' officers, in the Q_uarter-Master, Commis- 
sary and Ordinance Departments, which exhibited a capacity 
equal to your severe demands and measured your necessities so 
fully, and met them so promptly, as entitle its officers to our 
warmest praise and lasting remembrance. The impromptu navies 
of the West, the clothiilg and equipment of hundreds and 
thousands of men, the mounting of cavalry and batteries, and the 
suppl}' of rations and ammunition, and above all the transportation 



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of all these to the fr<int. ami ]-)<)ints of need. <)\ei" huiulreds aiul 
thousands of miles were the results of an e!iei<4\ of character and 
ji'rasp of thouLj^ht reniarkahle as an\ exhihitions of tlie war. 
Besides the chiefs of these luiieaus. at Washington. \\ ho had the 
whole C(Uintr\ to attend to. theie were .\llen. M\ers and Parsons. 
Ilainesand Callendei, and under them hundreds ot" others piM- 
forming their silent l)ut efficient sei\ ices, as the heart sends its lite 
and vigor to the ver\- extremities ot" the human tVame. Xerxes 
bridged the Ilellespont \\ ith hoats, hut executed the cn<;ineers who 
could not maintain the work. Vour stafi' otHcers fairlv hrid<i^ed 
the i^^reat western v'wcys /c//^i//icisc nud kc-pt xour sup]:)lies nio\ inu- 
to the front, so as to rejoice in theii^ achievements and \ t)ur 
applause to this hour. 

Yet they in turn must reco^ni/.e that the\ dealt in all their 
arduous undertakings with a people on these rivers, and in the 
States that border them, w ho gave such a heart \ and prom])t 
co-operation as rendered their task not onl\- cheert'ul. hut j)ossihle. 

If we can thus admire the hreadth, dej)th and irresistible 
powers of these men. we \etnote with enthusiasm another's chai- 
acteristics even more })ecidiail\ Western, and winch gave rise 
among vou of the impetuous cavaliN man. \'ou scarcelv had time 
to mark him with a star before he sped tVom vou lor other fields, 
but at home or abroad, the Arm\ of the Tennessee has claimed 
and felt proud of the record of !^heridan. His popularit\ is not 
more owing to the successes he has attained than the dashing 
manner in w hich he has secured them. I'he ^\'estel■n jiurpose of 
"going for" the enem\' was embodied in him. lie went tor 
(ieneral Clialmers at i^oones ille. when a Colonel, and in command 
of onK' the 2nd Michigan and 2nd low a Ca\alr\. ver\ much as 
he went for General Jubal I'^arl\' (low n the resounding l)anks of 
the old vShenandoah. and tlien between were i'err\ \ ille. Murfrces- 
boro, Stone l^iver and Chickamauga. and after that the barn door 
movement on the rear of Petersburg and Richmond, that fairlv 
'■•corralled" the enemy. lie might well compliment Count Bis- 
niark at Sedan, bv comparing the suirender of Napoleon to that 
of (Jeneral Lee at Appomatox Courtdiouse. It is great praise to 
he praised b\- the great (••Laudari a \irn laudato."') Sheridan 
illustrated what the future, i beliexe. will ])lace hexond all contra- 
diction, that great and invaluable as have been and must t'orever 
continue to be the services ot the other arms of the volunteers. 



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their cavalrv, in proper hands, may be as efficient for the purposes 
of aggressive and successful war as the infantry. The last war 
continued long enough as it was to raise high in public estimation 
this particular arm, and there should be no diflcrence in efficiency 
between soldiers of a common t)rigin because some arc afoot and 
others on horsel)ack. 

The same qualities must necessarily lead to the same results, 
when properly controlled and directed. Sheridan, Hatch, Kil- 
patrick. Grierson, Wilson, Upton and the many others of cavalry- 
fame, who secured the esteem and won the admiration of the 
armies with which thev were associated, have forever rendered it 
necessarv that volunteer cavalry shall he efficient and triumphant. 
The American horse has been vindicated, and "woe to the rider 
who tramples him doun."' If Western clan can scale the moun- 
tain, it can also scour the plain, and the plume of militarv honor 
shall float at the beginning of the next war, as it did at the close 
of the last, with as gallant a bearing, and free from stain, amid the 
cavalrv squadrons, as along the battalions of the infantry, or 
amid the l)atteries of red artillerv. 

To be impetuous and thus upon the sabre's point to catch the 
wreath of glory in full career, marks one. But there is also the 
soldier of another caste, patient, unflinching either in the "field, 
where he dares the murderous missiles of the open foe, or in the 
duties of civil life, when he dared the hate and slander of secret 
enemies. The character of a true soldier, with the heart of a true 
philanthropist was united in Howard. It was the earliest effort 
of our fathers to erect next after their homes, the school-house 
and the church. Their true representatives have since the war 
carried the lessons learned from vour and their sacrifices, to the 
walks of civil life, and dared to meet anv responsibility the 
reputation of \()ur coinitr\' for humanitv and justice may have 
required. 

And from their characters the mind turns easily and fondly to 
that of those silent and unobtrusive heroines whose gentle yet self- 
sacrificing deeds in the war were born of the wealth of courage, 
faith, hope and charity, which has forever abounded in the breast 
of our American women. The theme is too exalted for compli- 
ment and their unobtrusive and silent mercies, silence fulsome 
laudation. It is a thought worthy of frequent repetition, that while 
you were away and in action, for every one of you a score of 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 473 

hearts heat tVarfulh tVoni (hi\' to ihi\ . and the eves ached, and the 
tinkers urew \\ear\ to sui:)j)I\ \ on and \()ur sick and wounded 
comrades with something like rehef and lionie. The iatiioniless 
depth of their attachment to xou and oui" countr\' were to our 
arm\' the well spriii'jjs of hope, ailection and patri(;tism, witlKnit 
wiiich, 1 helieve, our LJieatest (Jenerals had planned and cheered us 
in vain, even had those (ienerals witlu)ut this hapj)y intluence heen 
ahle or willing either to plan or cheer. The debt of gratitude is 
ours, as members of the Societ\ of the ^\rm\ of the Tennessee, to 
add to our individual obligations, and ever honor and record at 
our annual rciniioiis our appreciation and praise of the sacrifices 
and patriotism, during the war. of the women of the North. Xor 
are our obligations thus alone repaid. If in the lunir (jf danger 
and sore need the\ ^uccouretl us; shall we not recognize our duty 
to aid them in their efforts to attain a more commanding iiiHuence 
in civil aflairs, and a greater opportunity for doing good? 

Time warns me to no longer indulge in these pleasant, though 
} on may think homeh'. illustrations of our Western military life. 
l'2nough has been said to recall the thoughts of other days. Yet 
let us for a moment speak of that grand attribute which ele\ated 
and purified all the rest, and lifted the soul of soldier and com- 
mander far above the sphere of those whose struggle is for 
empire, and whose thirst is for glorv — the never failing, unquench- 
able devotion to dut\ , and the patriotic ardor of our army. And 
where shall we turn am(>ng the living ff)r an example, without 
insult to the dead, who claim our highest praise, for 'tis tlu'N who 
ha\e given their last best pledge of hdelitv, honor and love of 
country. .\s each year of the past decade has turned, the army 
of the dead has increased, and that of the h\ing diminished, ami 
shortly shall we. too, be recruits in that glorious company now 
beyond the clouds and skies. As we prize our best nature and 
^\■ould that our tVllow men should respect us while h\ing. and 
honor us when dead, so let us never, in our most jox ous moments, 
forget our fallen companions. \'ou do not, you can not. The 
sacred ties of fellowship draw you, in the silent watches of the 
night, and the feeling of exaltation, amid solemn music and the 
observances of religion, lifts \o\\ in f"re(pient communion and 
meditation to that sphere of a higher and purer life w heri.' peace 
forever reigns. 

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reunion, where wc count the presence of Lincoln, and the niightv 
host of soldiers whom he so dearly loved, and among them, oh, 
how many of the Army of the Tennessee, who may justU' speak 
their worth. Not until we, like they, have escaped the confines 
of chn' and become all intelligence, shall we be able to know or 
appreciate tlie merits of those who died for their country and for 
us. And he who since our last meeting has gone from earth in 
peace, and the sublime satisfaction of seeing the war well ended, 
where he had borne a soldier's and a hero's part, on many a hard 
fought field. Although his eulogy has been eloquently pronounced 
by one of his more immeiliate command, shall we too not honor 
his memory now? 

At Chicago, in 1868, General Thomas was selected bv unanimous 
consent to preside over the meeting of the Societies of the Armies 
of the Cumberland, the Ohio and the Tennessee. He commanded 
your Army at Corinth, and was throughout the war in close 
fellowship and command with vou. And though we alone may 
not claim him who is "his country's now and fame's," yet as the 
waters of the Cumberland and Tennessee unite and flow to the 
deep ocean, so let our tears and praises join them of his own 
army, and our gratitude be acknowledged for all time. His 
military career from the beginning to the close of the war was 
one series of grand and masterly successes. He gained for the 
Union arms its earliest victory in the West at Mill Spring, and 
fought with memorable brilliancy the final and decisive battle of 
Nashville. For his services at Stone river he was mentioned in 
the official reports as "true and prudent, distinguished in council 
and on man\' battle-fields for his courage." Your own eloquent 
and gallant Belknap has named him the " Rock of Chickamauga." 
He joined you in your glorious campaign against Chattanooga, 
and was one of the powers necessary to reduce Atlanta. For 
heavy and successful fighting General Thomas will perhaps be 
more distinguished than any other General in the Union armies. 
It seemed to fall to his lot to liave a large part of the liard work 
to do, audit will be ever his glory to have done it uncomplainingly 
and well. He shared with his troops every danger, and stimulated 
them in the charge, or aided them in the enemy's repulse b}' his 
presence and the coolness of his demeanor. His military conduct 
was liut a part of his nature, for he Ijore in private life the dignit\' 
tliat liecame sublime on the field, and was as virtuous as brave. 



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He was a true man, a true patriot and a true hero. In peace we 
may recount hi*^ virtues, and mourn oiir loss. Init should war once 
more assail oui- e>)unti"\. w Im shall 111! the place of ThoinasI Hut 
he is p;()nel I lis stroni;- heaii has ceased to heat! I lis clarion 
voice is hushed. But the i'orcc of his nohle example shall opeiate 
unspent \\ hile a meinorx ot' the t^ieat rehellion and its o\crthrow 
tlwells in a sinj^'le ])atriotic breast. 

.\nd since our last meeting;' (ieneral Mower has also died. 
What a o-allant s]-)irit was hisi Place hut the I'oes ol' his countr\' 
before him, and his connnander had laiiK to hold him back, or if 
he was let <;(). he had to be sent after, so rapidh' and tar did he 
pursue the enem\ . 

The spirits of such men. now dead, \ et li\ inij-. aie those that 
most instruct us, and lead us to deeper resolves, purer purjjoses, 
and a better life. 

In conclusion let us sa\' that if in ( Jenerals w ho ha\ e thus become 
pre-eminent, we mark and eidot!,ize these line traits of character, 
it is not because the\' were of dilberent mould from their soUHers. 
It our (lenerals, like leaders amoni^^ barbarous tribes, had each 
been selected ior some hap]:)\ combination of plnsical excellences, 
he could ha\e been matched in each. thoui;h not in all, bv some 
individual soldier. \\'ere he as sw itt of foot as Mercurv, from 
amonfi^ the thousands ol' his command could have been found one 
ecpialin^- him in this. Were he also as (piick of" hearing as Diana 
in the chase, another of his soldiers could ha\ e been found w ith 
this (piaht\' in e\traordiuar\' development, though, perchance, 
without an\ lleetness of foot. Were he oi" plnsical endurance 
like Atlas, bearing- the world, some comrade of the raid<s would 
have been able to share his toil and take his whole burden, when he 
could stand no loniifer. And so in mental cpialities. and in our own 
arm\ his ima'^inatioii ma\ ha\c' bi'cn a ])oet"s. and some soldier 
would have been there a mute, in<^lorious Milton. His cunnini;' 
may have outwitted many foes, but the dail\- strate<:;v of the line 
when skirmishing- for better ]>ositions or better rations, without 
orilers, would have shown such excellence not confined to I'Ksses. 
He had ehxpience too, how man\' halls of lej2^islation, it mav be 
asked. ha\e not since shown with llu' brightness that was smonl 
deriui^ in the war. If lu' formed his conception ot" the enein\"s 
desii.:;!!, or laid his own plan ot' attack t'or the succeediiii:^ da\ with 
a skill he ima*^ined be\ oud tat honlinL,^ \ et walked unobserved near 



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the fires of his soldier's bivouac, how might he have been startled 
to hear his very thoughts spoken in rude phrase by those who 
gained the field next day under his orders, but with an alacrity that 
came from their own knowledge of the end and means, gained from 
no book, but wrought out in the workshop of their own brains. 
Comprehension, keenness of perception, courage, firmness, endur- 
ance, impetuositv, devotion todutv and an vniquenchable patriotisni 
were combined in our soldier, and fused our volunteer armies into 
a mass of energy and intelligence. The body of our forces 
became infused with almost a separate and individual soul, com- 
bining every excellence and possessing every facult\- in fullest 
development. Alone the onh' true representative of our country, 
"a being vital in everv part, that could not, but bv annihilation, 
die!" 

Before the glorious examples (^f those \olunteer chieftains we 
may stand in admiration, but who shall not bow in awe before the 
sublime lesson again taught by our soldiers in their memorable 
deeds that have spoken louder than words can speak, that the 
voice of the people is the voice of God. 

This people yet remains, moreover it expands and multiplies, 
each new census exhibits its wonderful increase, not only in 
numbers, but intelligence, moralitv and an appreciation of the 
blessings God has bestowed on our highly favored land. Its ear 
is upon the Atlantic's wave, its arms knit with iron grasp the 
desert and mountain, and wring from the rock gold and silver 
treasures like water, its fingers gather the harvests swifter than 
the rain can fall, and the coming of the storm is told from man\' 
an observatory before the thunder rolls or the lightning is seen. 
Its mines and workshops are again busy both North and South, 
and its commerce once more, like dove's wings, flies across the seas, 
fearless of the hawk of former days. It educates itself. It aspires 
to virtue and purity. It vies for honor and national credit. It 
looks upon the past without a blush, it gazes upon the future 
without fear. It is proud of its past and present heroes, but it 
is not hopeless of their successors. Their iia/ucs shall not perish 
but with the people, the source of all our grandeur, and with them 
the republic shall be eternal! 

Colonel Noble's address was listened to witli close and observ- 
ing attention and the speaker was frequently applauded. 



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Follo\vin<r it; 

Mrsic; — ••/ic/rcc}/ a/n/ TapsT 

and tl\c romilar exercises were through, hut tlie ;ui(licncc would 
Hot listen to the efforts of the President to pronounce the nieetinL( 
adjourned, and chimorcd tor a speech from him. lie preferred a 
strict attention to husincss, l)ut thanked those present for the 
■warm reception, hoth for himself and in hehalf of the Society. 
There were others whom he knew t)u'\ wouhl l)e glad to hear, 
and suggested that they call them out. (Jcnerals Meade and 
Belknap, Admiral Porter, Governor liaycs and Generals Pope, 
ISIcArlhur, Terry and Warner were called in succession, speaking 
of and expressing their kindly sympath\- and approbation for the 
Army of the Tennessee and our Society. (General Meade thanked 
the citizens also for their warm reception, and assured all that it 
at once made him feel at home. Adjourned until lo o'clock A. m.. 
A])ril yth. 

PiKF.\s Hall, ) 

CixcJNNATi, Aprii 7, 10 a. m. C 

The Society met pursuant to adjournment of last evening and 
was called to order by the President. 

General Landrum, chairman of the committee on resolutions of 
respect to General Mower, reported as follows: 

Socimv OF TJJE Army of tiik Tknnkssf.f., / 
April 7. 1S71. \ 

WiiKRF.AsS, Since the. last nioctiiig of the Society of the Ariii\- of the 
Tennessee, our iVicnd and eoniratlc Major-Cieneral Josepli A. Mower has 
departed thi,s life, 

Resoh'cd, That in the death ol" (leneral Mower the eountiy has lost one of 
Its ablest defenders — -soeicty, a cultivated noble hearted <^eiUleinan^tlie Arnn, 
an officer of \\ horn it had reason to be proud — and this Society, a nienilier 
lionored and beloved by all. 

Resolved, That a copy of this resolution Ije transmitted by the Correspoiulin>4 
Secretary to the widow of the deceased. 

On motion of General McCook-. 

Resolved, That the report of the committee he acccpleil and 
spread on the records of the Societv. 

The chairman of the committee appointed to select the time 
and place of our next annual meeting submitted a report as fol- 
lows: 



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>rR. President: — The committee to whom the matter was referred, have 
had the suhject of" fixing the time and place of the next meeting af the Society 
of tlie Army of the Tennessee under consideration, and would respectfully 
report that \Ne arc unable to agree upon the place, but recommend that the 
next meeting be held on the 4th of July, 1S72, and at the city of Madison, in 
the State of Wisconsin, or at the city of Toledo, in the State of Ohio, as the 
Society may determine. 

General J. R. Slack. 

Chairiini II . 

On motion of Colonel Marklaiul the report was accepted and 
the committee discharged. 

Colonel Markland moved that Madison, Wisconsin, be selected 
as the place in which to hold the next reunion, and the time to be 
July 4, 1S72. 

General ^NlcCook moved as an amendment to the motion that 
October, 1873, be substituted for July. 1S72. 

(jencral .Slack moved for tabling; the amendment of (reneral 
McCook, and vote on the original moti(jn of Colonel Markland, 
which was carried unanimouslv. 

The chairman of the committee on resolutions of respect to 
CoUjiicl Hicks and Lieutenants Eggleston and Lovejoy reported 
as follows: 

Society of the Army of the Tennessee, } 

April 6, 1S71. ) 
Whereas, This Society has learned with deep regret of the death of Colonel 
S. J. Hicks, tormerl\ of the 40th Illinois Infantry, also of Lieutenant E. L. 
Eggleston of the 3rd New Jersey Cavalry and Lieutenant F. E. Lovejoy 3rd 
\J . S. Colored Cavalry, therefore, 

Rrso/x-cd. That in the death of these otficers this Society loses true and 
valued friends, whose ser\ices during the cfark days of our country's trials 
deser\e an honorable recognition, and while we bow in himible submission to 
the will of Him who ruleth overall, our sympathies are extended to the families 
and friends of our deceased comrades, assuring them tiiat though the\ have 
passed from earth, their memories are cherished bv the surxiving members of 
the old Army of the Tennessee. 

Resolx'ed, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Society 
and a copy of the same be transmitted by the Secretary to their respective 
families. 

John McArthi r. 

Chair mil >i . 

On motion of Colonel Kinney: 

Resolved. That the report of the committee be accepted and 
adopted and the connnittec discharged. 



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General Biickland, of the coniniittce for noiuiiiatioii of otMccrs, 
\vas called on, and reported thex were reach to sul)inil report, 
hut desired to sav first that he tlioui^iit it best to inodifv the coui^e 
pursued heretofore, as he considered it advisable to elect a lar<^er 
number o'i Vice-Presidents than had been the case in contorniitv 
to the Constitution, and to that end a>ked further time, and moved 
■A suspension of the first clause of Article 1\' of the B\-La\vs su 
he could bring the matter up for discussion. Carried. 

On motion of Colonel Howe: 

Resolved. That Article III of the Constitution l)e amended, and 
that the number of \'ice-Presidenls lie twelxe. instead of one 
from each corps of the Armv of the Tennessee. 

The President suggested that one important matter t"<*r our next 
annual meeting should be attended to at this time, namelv, the 
.selection of an orator. Heretofore it had gi\ en ntuch trouble to 
committees i)f arrangements and the President, and it could be 
obviated by making a selection now while the Sociel\ was in 
-session, and it was only just to the orator tiiat he should have the 
requisite time. It was a matter of extra work t'or whoever 
should be selected, to take the time demanded tor his own duties 
of life, and we could not expect a t'aitht'ul ])erl'«»rmance of the 
task unless ample notice was given. 

On motion of General Spooner: 

Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to select the 
'•rator for the next annual meeting. 

The chairman announced the committee to be (ieneral^ Spooner, 
Strong and Buckland. 

The chairman stated that Avhile it w ouhl rest upon the commit- 
tee to select the orator, it would be \\ ell to suggest the names of 
parties suitable for orator and thus aid the committee. The names 
of (Jenerals (Jrcsham, Logan. Landrum. McClernaud. Leggett. 
Warner, Dodge and Bucklantl were announced. 

The committee appointed for nomination of otlicers asked leave 
to report, w hicb was accorded. The report w a- a> follows: 

CiNCiNNA n. {).. April 7. JS7I. 

Tlie connnittcc appointed to select otlicci^ of the .Society for tiie ensuiiii; 
voar. for tiie consideration of tlie Society, beg leave to state that the Society 
having re-elected the executive officers bv aecianiation. we have only to suggcNt 
names for the ^'ice-Presidents and we therefore recommend that the following 
be chosen, viz: 

General Jas. R. .Slack. Colonel riionia> Reynolds. Colonel C. C.idle. Jr.. 



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Captain George Puterbaugh, Colonel W. II. Heath. General J. M. Thayer, 
Captain George A. Heniy, Colonel B. H. Bristow, Colonel James H. Howe. 
Captain J. Barber, General J. W. Sprague, Colonel C. B. Hinsdale, and we 
respecttliUy submit the s-ame. 

R. P. BUCKLAND, 

Chairman . 

On motion of Colonel Jones: 

Resolved. That the report of the committee on nomination of 
officers be accepted, and the election in accordance therewith be 
declared. 

It was duly announced by the chairman. 

The chairman read the following invitation from the Chamber 
of Commerce; 

Merchaxts Exchange, April 6, 1871. 
Society of the Army of the Tennessee: 

You are cordially invited to attend the Merchants Exchange at any time 
that may suit >our conveniences, but it" you can do so, between twelve and one 
o'clock would be best. 

C. W. Rowland, 
President Chamber Commerce. 

On motion of General McCook: 

Resolved, That the invitation of the President of the Chamber 
of Commerce be accepted, spread on the records of the Society, 
and we attend in a body us soon as our business of the Society 
Khali be completed. 

The chairman of the committee on selection of orator for next 
meeting reported as follows: 

Cincinnati, April "7, 1S71. 

Your committee respectfully present for the orator of your sixth annual 

reunion, Major-General W. Q^ Gresham, and earnestly recommend his 

appointment. 

B. Spooner, 

Chairman. 

General Gresham immediately protested his want of time and 
ability, and a scene followed both humorous and interesting — 
many members having a pleasant word to say for General 
Gresham, and it was onlv ended by the President putting a motion, 
and General Gresham was unanimously elected as our next orator. 

On motion t)f General Hickenlooper: 

Resolved. That a committee of one be appointed to conduct the 
arrangements for the visit to the Chamber of Commerce. 



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The cb;iinii;ni announced Major James S. \\'ise as siicli com- 
mittee. 

(leneial AN'arncr desired to sa\ tliat the matter of haviu'Lj hidies 
at our reunion lianquets had been suji^Ljested to him l)v a member, 
and he considered it would be a most excellent thinjj^; manv of the 
members would be verv <j^lad to have their wives or daughters 
attend the meetings; and he with others would like to have them 
at the banquets. Considerable discussion was elicited on the 
question, and finall\- it was moved and carried that ladies l)e 
admitted as spectators at our l)anquets. 

On motion of Colonel Joel: 

Hesolvcd, That the thanks of this Society are due to and are 
hcrebv cordiallv extendeil to the local committee of arrangements 
for their close and careful attention to the necessities of this 
Society at this reunion. 

Resolved. That the acknowledgments of the Societv are 
extended the press, railroail anil telegraph companies fcjr their 
courtesies to members of the Societ\ . 

Major Gillespie desired to say that he had heard objections to 
the use of wines and liquors at our ban(|uets, anil he thought it 
would be far better if the custoin coidd be dispensed with. He 
thought our banquets should be made as much an experience of 
perfect propriet\- as could be, and it \vas not thought that was 
obtained bv the free use of wines. The members of this Societv 
should feel that after their record of service during the war, vic- 
torv alwavs crowning their labors, thev should in their gatherings 
set an example of temperance by excluding wines from the lianquet. 
lie ofiered a resolution to that effect, which elicited considerable 
discussion, almost wholly in opposition; members claiming that 
we must as far as possible provide our banquets with all that 
would make them acceptable to the greatest number. Cer- 
tainly but few gentlemen would lie found who gave dinners and 
did not set out wines, and much less was it possible to point to an 
instance of a large ])anqiiet where wines were excluded. It was 
not whether we should set an example of temperance, but shoidd 
we have such gatherings and such lianqucts as would be unin- 
teresting and would not probablv be attendeil. The exclusion 
of wines from our banquets did not seem to be a verv popular 
idea, and on the (juestion being called it was lost by a large 
maioritv. 



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The chairman now stated that he had on the calendar no more 
liusiness for the action of the Society, and if no member had any 
to present a motion to adjourn would be in order. 

On motion: 

Resolved, That the Society now adjourn to meet at Madison, 
Wisconsin, July 4th, 1872, in accordance with a resolution passed, 
this adjournment, however, to include our meeting for banquet 
this evening, as provided by the local committee. 

The chairman announced the fifth annual reunion as adjourned. 

COMMITTEES. 

The President having appointed the general committee on the 
i:;th of February, it assembled at the St. Nicholas, at various 
times, as a committee room. 

General Force, on the nomination of Colonel Dayton, was made 
permanent Chairman of the Committee, and General L. E. Yorke 
elected as Secretary. The manner of raising funds to defray 
expenses, and the matter of complimentary invitations provided 
for by the committee and resident ofhcers — all of whom that could 
be found in the city having been requested to meet with the com- 
mittee — -the appointment of sub-committees was delegated to the 
general committee, and was made as follows: 

Committee of Finance: — General Hickenlooper, Colonel Weber, 
Dr. Nixon and General Sullivan. 

Committee on Banquet: — General Force, General Noyes, Major 
Dawes, Major Wise and Captain Lewis. 

Committee on Printing: — General Yorke and Captain Walker. 

Committee on Decorations: — Captain- Mills, Lieutenant Steven- 
son, Captain E. L. Anderson, General Fearing, Captain Kcan, 
Captain Fortman and Dr. Harper. 

Committee on Music: — Colonel L. M. Dayton. 

Committee on Tra)isportatio)i : — Major Fleming and Colonel 
Moulton. 

Committee on Reception: — General Yorke, General Bates, Cap- 
tain Partridge, Colonel Kennett, Lieutenant McGill, (Jeneral 
Heath and Colonel Pummel. 

Those who have ever served on committees for arranging meet- 
ings similar to this, or our reunions, are fully aware of the labor, 
trouble and time required from one serving on a general or special 
committee of this character. The members of the Societx are 



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more iiuk'htcd to these committees than is <;^enerallv considered. 
'J'hey are t'ully entitled to <;rateful remembrance from all the mem- 
bers, and at an\- ot" our meetin^^s siionld receive tlie cordial co- 
operation ot" all. 

In this instance special mention is (|uite a])propriate anil should 
lie ^"iven as due to those officers who had the responsibilitv. 

In no better chai<i^e could have been placed the direction of the 
financial matters than that of ( Jeneral I lickenlooper. IIerecei\ed 
ready respt)nses to his solicitations from resident members, \\hich 
amplv ]:>ro\ ided for current expenses of the reunion. 

Tile Hancpiet C'onnnittee accomplished all that was needed, as 
their arrangements fullv attested, and special commendation is 
due (ienerals Force. Noves and Major Wise. 

Much credit is due (Jeneral Yorke and Captain Walker for the 
success attained in the matter of printing and publishing notice 
of the meeting, full circulation being secured both through the 
press and by the telegraph. Xo more thoroughh' successful work 
could have been accomplished than that of the Committee on 
Decoration: praise from the audience at the Opera-house and 
appreciation of tiie decorations was complete. Captain Mills, 
Lieutenant ."-^tevenson. Captain Kean and Dr. Harper are entitled 
to all credit for taste and energy in this direction. 

Majoi- Fleming conducted the matter of securing reduced 
transportation for attending members, which required much labor 
and de\<)tion of time. (ieneral Vorke, as secretar\ of the gen- 
eral committee, conducted all correspondence incident to tlie com- 
})limentary invitations and all other arrangemenl> connected witii 
the general committee work for the reunion. Thus the geneial 
committee was ably assisted by these gentlemen of the sub-com- 
mittees, and cordially rendered their acknowledgements. 

These committees are full\ entitled to this special mention of 
their services, so that all members of the Society, whether present 
or absent froiii our reunions, may know to whom we are indebted 
for the life int'used in oui- gatherings, and the s])irit that secures 
compactness of desire for perpetuity. Theretore do 1 continue 
this plan of special mention, and trust the members will aj^prove it. 

This report has been dela\ed; indeed it should ha\e been com- 
])leted and distributed much earlier. I wish to sa\ to tiie members 
that the (lut\ of tlu' Recording Sccretarx is not b\- any mean> a 
sinecure. In foinier years I could dexote am]:)Ie time to secure 



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all needed expedition, but since a period before this reunion there 
has been such a demand on my time by personal cares and respon- 
sibilities that the delay has been unavoidable, and that must lie 
mv explanation. 

L. M. Daytox, 
Jxccordino- Secretary. 

DECORATIONS. 

At all meeting's of our Society heretofore, much attention has 
been given to embellishing such rooms as were required for meet- 
ings and banquet, and at the present reunion the precedent has 
been observed. 

Pike's Opera Hall, in which were held the business sessions, 
received particular attention — at the I'ear of the stage on large 
canvas was displayed our beautiful badge, accompanied by colors 
and stacks of muskets on either side— at the front and right was a 
dismounted cannon, broken drums, muskets, bayonets and sal)res. 
covered with moss and flowers, indicative that war has ceased — 
on the left, the implements of agriculture, the spade, hoe, rake and 
plow, and twining among them bright flowers and surmounted by 
a golden sheaf illustrative of the prosperity of peace, also remind- 
ing all of the great change since the dav this is the anniversary. 
From the ceiling of the auditorium himg wreaths of evergreen 
stretched to difterent parts of the galleries, a profusion of festoons 
of evergreen arrayed throughout the hall. From the galleries 
were drooped many flags and colors carried on the march and 
defended in battle by regiments whose representatives were 
present. Upon the walls and panels of the galleries were placed 
the names of many of the prominent officers who served in our 
Army; among their number, the lamented McPherson, Mower, 
Rawlins, Ransom, Crocker, Fairchild and Mathias, draped in 
black and circled with laurel. Arrayed on the front wings of the 
stage were the names of battles in which our Army participated, 
well remembered by all and too numerous to mention. 

The effect was most beautiful, producing a delight rarely experi- 
enced, especially in the evening when the orations were delivered. 
INIany and emphatic were the words of praise and approbation. 
Most of the decorations in the Banquet Hall at the Burnet House 
were ti'ansferred from this hall producing a like cheering and 
joyous effect there. 



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BAXC^l'KT. 

At all i)t our prc\ itnis reunions, one considerable eni(»\ al)lc feature 
has been our Societv dinner, and this feature has been full\ sus- 
tained in the jjresent. All had looked forward to this event with 
much interest, and the committee. ecjiudl\- anxious there should lie 
no disappointment, iiad given their well known eiier<^\ and jiulii^- 
mcnt full scope. 

At 9 o'clock the guests had assembled, and. in order, passed 
into the dining hall of the Hurnet House and were seated, the 
Newport Barracks baud plaving "Hail to the Chief," and dis- 
coursing most excellent music, which was continued during the 
discussion of the dinner. The hall was arranged with the usual 
decorations, beautiful as could be desired, the tables, lengthwise 
of the hall, w ith a cross-table raised on a dais at the upper cni\. 
At this table sat Generals Belknap, Meade, Terrv, Cox, Governor 
Hayes, Admiral Porter, (Tenerals Pope, llazen, Swavnc, Burbajik. 
Dyer, Gresham, Xoyes and Force. General Sherman presiding, 
and seated at the center of the table. 

The party — members of the Societv. and guests, comprising 
some of the most distinguished gentlemen in the coimtr\' — mem- 
bers and guests alike, seemed to think there could be no result 
other than a good time, and so it proved, and is kn(jwn onlv at 
such a board. \\ hen full justice had been accordeil the spread. 
General Sherman announced it time to begin the "speaking*" pri>- 
gramme. and named the 

FiKST Toast: — "Our Co/nitrv." 

Response 1)\' Ciovernor Ha^Ks. 

Mk. Pkksidknt; — The subject whicli tile Committee has 
assigned to me, is altogether too large for the f'ew sentences which 
one may properly speak on such an occasion as this. I shall 
therefore attempt but little more than to name some of the leaeling 
topics suggested by the sentiment which has been read. 

Our countrv alread\' embraces within its limits the tinest part 
of the best continent on the globe, and the rest of the continent, 
and the islands of the adjacent seas, are likelv to be annexed 
cpiite as rapidly as our republic will be able, healthfullv, to digest 
them. 



486 (Proceedings of the Society 

Of our people, I quote from an old sermon, that "God seems to 
have sifted whole nations that He might send the choicest seeds 
over to people the American wilderness/' 

We have a Government founded on the consent of the governed, 
under which equalitv of civil and political rights and freedom of 
conscience and of the press are secured, and land, and homes, and 
education, and "an unfettered start, and a fair chance in the race 
of life,'' are within the reach of all. A Government so strong 
and so respected, that, without a formidable navy or standing 
arm\' to protect him, the humblest American citizen in foreign 
lands is as safe and as honored as the subject or citizen of any 
power on earth. It is, perhaps, the only great Government in the 
world which has such resources at its command, that it can pay 
olT the largest debts it ever incurred in the life time of the genera- 
tion which contracted them. 

Consider the historv of our country. It is the youngest of the 
nations. We are just beginning to look forward to the celebration, 
live \'ears hence, of the completion of the tirst centurv of it exist- 
ence. This brief period, so crowded with interesting events, with 
great achievements in peace and Avar, and adorned with illustrious 
names in everv honorable walk in life, has witnessed a progress 
in our countrx" without a parallel in the annals of the human race. 

Add to these considerations, the visions of greatness and pros- 
peritv which the future opens to America, and we shall begin to 
see bv what titles our countrv claims, from all of her children, 
admiration, gratitude and loyal love. 

Those who are accustomed to take gloomv A'iews of every 
cAcnt and ever\- prospect, will perhaps remind us that all the parts 
of this picture have their dark side: that this extended and 
.magnificent territorv of ours must needs have rival interests, 
hostile and dangerous to unity: that people diflering in race, 
natioiialit\ , religion, language and traditions, will, with ditficulty, 
be fused into one harmonious nation: that written constitu- 
tions do not make a Government unless their provisions are 
obeved or enforced. As to our now boasted history, they will 
point to pages darkened with grave crimes against the weaker 
races, and as to our future, they tell of the colossal fortunes which, 
under the sanction of law, arc already ctjnsolidating into the hands 
of a few men — not alwavs the best men — powers which threaten 
alike "ood orovernment and our liberties. 



Qf the Army of the Tennessee. 487 

In reply to these views, it can not he (leiiied that, in a wide 
domain \\\<i: (uirs. inhabited h\ people not ;d\va\s liavnionious. 
sonietliint^ nioie than wiiltcn eonstil iitinns are recpiiied. A nieie 
paper government is not enough. The hiw, it" not vohmtarih- 
oheved, must he Hrnily enforced. T(j accomphsh this, there imist 
l)e wisdom, moderation and Dimness, not (;nlv in those who 
administer the government, l>iit in tlie j)eo])lc. who, at last, are the 
government. 

The great task is to educate a people in these higli \irtues. to 
the end that ihev may he efjual to their opportunities and to tiie 
♦ langers that surround them. I'he ehiet" instrumentalities in this 
education are. the home, the school, the platform, the pid])it and 
the press, and all good men and women are the educators. 

Douht and difhcultx and danger lend t(j every human enterprise 
its chief interest and charm. Every man who fought in the Armv 
of the Tennessee at Shiloh, knows that the gloom and despond- 
encv in which the lirst da\"s l)attle closed, gave an added glorv to 
the victory of the second day. That victory is always most highlv 
prized which, alter a long and desperate struggle, is snatched, at 
last, from the ver\ jaws of disaster and dcteat. 

It", in the future of our countr\'s trials and conflicts, calam- 
ities await her, it is hut the common allotment of Providence 
to men. The brave and the gooil will here alwa\s tind nohle 
work and a worth\ career, and will rejoice that the\ are permitteil 
to live and act in such a countrx as the American Republic. 

Mrsic: — '^ I'ankcc Djodh\' 

Seconi.) Toast;- — '• Tlic Prvs'ulcul of Ihc I'liitcd States'' 

General Sherman, in announcing this toast, said the President 
had told him he should be here at this time, and he knew he hail 

so intended, but liad bein ])re\ enled b\ public business. howe\er, 
lie had sent a telegram, and \\v reijut'sted (Jeneral Pelknapto 
read it: 

W.NsniM.TcN. 1). C.. April':. 1S7J. 
To Gf.nerm. W. W. Br:i,KX \r. 

('/f/ii//n(//i : 
(ji\e my congratulations to the gallant Society of tlic .\rni\ of the Ten- 
nessoe. and regrets that public duty prevents nie JK-ing with tliein on the 
anniversary of one of the hardest fought battles of the rebellion. The battle of 



488 Proceedings of the Society 

Shiloh, though much criticised at the time, will ever be remembered, by those 
en"-aged in it, as a brilliant success, won with raw troops, over a superior force, 
and under circumstances the n^kost unfavorable to the Union troops. 

U. S. Grant. 

Music: — "■ America''' 

Third Toast: — "'The Arwv." 

Response bv General Sherman. 

Genti.emex; — It is somewhat strange that the President of ;t 
meeting should be called upon to make a regular speech, therefore 
I know, kindly disposed to me as you are, you will pardon me if 
I m:ike mv remarks very short. As the representative of the 
armv, its present head, it is a source of pride and pleasure to me 
that you ever couple the Armv of the United States, near the head 
of your list of toasts, with "Our Country" and "Our Chief Magis- 
trate." It is a body national in its character, devoted to the whole 
country, and ever faithful to it. I know that, to the members of 
it, in their distant homes it is a source of pride and pleasure to 
them, sitting around their bivouac tires, on the dusty roads, or in 
the far off Alaska, to realize that their memories are as precious 
now as in the days when the whole country was upturned by civil 
war. Their tasks did not end with that war, but continue now 
that it has ended. It aflords them pleasure, I know, to feel that 
they are associated in your minds with the events of the late war, 
even though they may be in countries far away. It would please 
you, I know, to sec the soldier of to-day take an old newspaper 
from his haversack, and peruse its columns to see what you are 
doing here to-night, and it would please him, I know, to see that 
he was not forgotten b}- you. It would help them, I feel, to be 
better soldiers and better men. 

It is to some of you, fellow-citizens, a matter of some surprise 
that we should be assembletl here to-night, festive at the board on 
Good Friday. God knows I would not injure or offend the most 
delicate sense of a religious man. But this is the anniversary of 
an occasion upon which we were engaged in a holy cause. [Ap- 
plause.] Nine years ago to-day, as holy prayers ascended to the 
Throne of Grace as ever went up from your cathedral spire, or 
any other church. Every one who was at Shiloh must feel like 
ottering up his prayers of thankfulness for deliverance from death 
that day. I would not want to be considered as violating the 



of the Army of the Tennessee. 489 

fcclini^s of ;in\' of our religious tVicnds, nor do I liclicxc ;m\' mcni- 
1)CT ot our v^oci(.'t\ incaut to do so. Uut. ^uullenicn. I do not mean 
to occu])\' nion- ot' \ our I'mik'. and \\ ill proceed \\ itii tin- toasts in 
tlicir regular older. | Applause. ) 

Mlsic:— "A'<?//r Around tlie J-lao-:' 

Forurii 'Pdast: — ^-IVic XavvT 

Rt'sponse 1)\ Admiral I). D. roKTER. 

As senior ollieer ol' tiie Xav\' it devolves upon me to respond 
to the toast just t;i\ en. 

I do so with pleasure although 1 regret that the lot of respond- 
ing- to the toast has not fallen on some one who could more grace- 
fully express tlic sentiments due to this occasion. 

I*ul)lic speaking is an acct)mplishment that I ha\ e ne\ er culti- 
vated, a circumstance that I regret onl\- because it will pre\ ent 
me tVom making mvself agreeable on this occasion to m\ distin- 
guished listeners. 

I'eimit me to thank the Societv of the Armv of the Tennessee 
for the courtesN it has always, at its annual meetings, extended 
through me to the na\ \. and if there are few nav\ officers present 
on so interesting an occasion, it is because those who participated 
ill \\'estern warfare are on distant stations, showing proudK in 
foreign countries that glorious flag which, but for the eflorts of 
our brave soldiers and sailors, would at tliis moment be a thing of 
the past — its stars diminished and tloating oxer a few disorganized 
States — a striking contrast to that banner now. as of old, the 
emblem of all that is great and free. 

Mv associations with ]iortions of the Armv of the 'rennessec 
have lieen of no ordinar\- kind, and hence grew up an intimacy 
with man\' of its officers which I hope will be remembered liv all 
concerneil. In tact I was as much a soldier as Sherman was a 
web footer, and when I saw a man in \vant of help never stopped 
to iiupiire whether he belonged to the gunboats or the army. 

Xo one knows better than nuself how much our countrv is 
indebted to the brave .^Vrmv of the 'rennessee for the indomitable 
courage and energy it displayed in the time of our greatest peril, 
when the hearts of those who were sitting comfortably by their 
liresides grew faint and hopeless, and our peo]ilc must feel how 
much the\ owe both to the arm\ and na\ \ . for preserving to 



490 Proceedings of the Society 

America that noble inheritance of free institutions which will 
bless millions yet unborn, and enable the United States to stand 
foremost among the nations of the earth in numbers, wealth, intel- 
ligence and happiness. 

Those who participated in the strife which brought so much 
sorrow to our country yet resulted so gloriously, may proudly 
meet together at stated intervals, not to promote antagonism 
against those with whom thev once contended, but to perpetuate 
the fraternal feeling that must grow up in camp and ship among 
people united to preserve from ruin their national existence. 

I trust that the Societv of the Army of the Tennessee may long 
continue its annual reunions. The}' will serve to remind those 
who would otherwise be in danger of forgetting it, that the 
soldiers and sailors of the Union are a band of brothers, ready to 
strike its foes from whatever quarter they may come. 

The worst enemies of the republic are those who forget the 
services of its defenders, thus giving color to the aphorism tliat 
republics are ungrateful. Fortunately this does not apply to the 
people of the United States as a body, for although there may be 
a few who, having rendered no service themselves, would ignore 
that of our war-worn veterans, and deny them the honors won 
on a hundred battle-fields, vet there are millions who would lend 
willing hands to build a monument that would reach the stars, 
on which they would inscribe in golden letters — the Army of the 
Tennessee. 

Music: — ''Red, White and Bluer 

Fifth Toast: — ''The Army of tJie Tennessee."' 

Reponse by General W. W. Belknap. 

Gathering together again, Mr. President and comrades of the 
Army of the Tennessee, we renew the recollections of field days, 
of hard marches, and of honors in camp, made happy by contrast 
with danger. We tell to each other again the stories of the war, 
which increase in interest as time passes awav, and we recall the 
actors and the scenes which will be cherished in memory when 
other recollections fade. The lapse of time lengthens the chain 
of personal friendship between us, vet the links added year after 
year make it none the less enduring. 

The music that enlivens us to-night, though its sounds come to 
us among peaceful scenes, reminds us of the bugles that we heard 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 49 1 

when the very air was filled with danger. It seems but as yester- 
day \vhen the dnniis beat and ealled us to<rether; but as yesterday 
when wreaths crowned oui" leaderN and we inarehed in linal 
review; but as yesterday when there canie the order for niuster- 
out. \\ hen. for the last time, the ranks were broken and men who 
had been messmates said the last farewell: and the time seems 
shorter as each reunion prompts us to li\ e a^ain in hours the lives 
of \ ears, and to J2^ive, from lip to lip and heart to heart, the best 
wishes that soldiers ha\e to ofVer. But. m\' friends, our ranks 
decrease as time ij^oes on. ami the <;ccurrence of a few meeting's 
will lind one and anf)ther jj^one from our numbers. When the men 
of coming years cjllect around the few suryiv<)rs (jf the war, and, 
pointing to their weakened limbs and marks of age, tell what 
thev have heard or read of the stories of those days — of personal 
\alor. of loyal patriotism and of the country's peril — the hearts of 
the old heroes, faint though their lieatings be. will throb more 
(|uickl\'. and their e\ es will kindle again with martial pride, when 
they feel that thev are cheered and loved and honored as soldiers 
of the Army of the Tennessee. 

The memories \\ hich touch the heart most tenderh' are those 
which revive tlays of hardship, when true-hearted men rivaled 
each other in manh' endurance and in heroic acts. None are 
more lasting than those which speak to us of tleeds done ami 
of friendships formed where hearts were wrung with trial. Xone 
are guarded with more earnest care than those which call to 
remembrance the honored lives of men who fell on fields to which 
their country sent them. 

Not alt of us have those personal bereaxements which make 
the lips of strong men tremble when they tell of the virtues of 
dear ones gone: but all of us here to-night, remember the fall of 
some hero in full manhood: of gallant comrades who. going into 
action, died as brave men should. In rank after rank, in ceme- 
teries protected by a nation's care, the soldiers of our army lie, 
witnesses, though dead, of the laith which guided the .Vmerican 
volunteer. Within the borders of this State will soon arise a 
monument to McPherson, one of the noblest of them all. We 
who knew him well delight to tell of his manly attributes, of his 
modest bearing and his unaffected dignity, of his soldierly accom- 
plishments and his aficction for his men. A;^ l""g "i*^ heroism is 
honored his memorx' will l)e sacreil and abidiufr. 



492 (Proceedings of the Society 

Comrades, associations like ours strengthen the aftection whicli 
ties together the hearts of all soldiers, and with our brothers of 
the Armies of the Cumberland, the Potomac, the Ohio, and all the 
armies of the Union, you rejoice in the duty so well done b}- the 
men who bore the musket and did the toilsome work. You claim 
Gettysburg as well as Vicksburg, Nashville as well as Shiloh; 
for American soldiers won them all. You bear with reverence 
vour tribute to the worth of the sturdy Thomas; you stand as 
sorrowing mourners by the bier of your own Rawlins; and you 
exult in the achievements of those commanders, one of whom led 
\o\\ to the sea, and the other, promoted from Nour armv to the 
command of all the armies, conquered the rebellion. 

Proud of the armv's name, we rejoice that for years we fol- 
lowed its flag and its commanders, and as we join in a renewal of 
our allegiance to-night, our faith is made strong in the knowledge 
that wherever this association meets there will we find patriotism 
in all its power and libertv in its truest spirit. 

Music: — "\Marchiiio' TJirowj;]! Georgia^ 

Sixth Toast: — '■'The Arniy of the Poto/iiac."' 

Response by General George G. Meade. 

Mr. President and Fellow-soldiers of the Army of 
the Tennessee: — Permit mc, in premising the reply which I 
shall make upon the subject of the toast, to return to you not only 
mv own thanks, but the thanks of that great and gallant body of 
men, who for four years battled against our common foe, the Army 
of the Potomac. In a few short weeks that army will have a 
reunion similar to vours, and it will afford me the greatest satis- 
faction and pleasure to report to that army the courteous manner 
in which vou have, upon all occasions, not only received me per- 
sonally, but received me, not for anything I have done myself, but 
as the representative of that army of brother soldiers which you 
have been pleased to treat with a distinction which they will ever 
remember in the most grateful manner. 

Now, gentlemen, the idea is prevalent, though not altogether 
correct, that that army was composed almost exclusively of men 
from the valley or slopes of the Alleghany Mountains. But I 
will call your attention to the fact that that army has a right to 
great respect and consideration from you, for it numbered in its 



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ranks many men who came from this section ot the countr\'; that 
it had in it rejjiments of int'antrv, iiatteries of artillery and rej^i- 
nieiits of cavalr\ tliat canic from nll)^t of tlu- Western States — 
from Ohio, troni Illinois, from Indiana, fiom W iseonsin, from 
Michit^an. tVom Minnesota and from Iowa, towaid the close of 
the war. ,\nd some ot these troops were anion^- tlic best in the 
.\rm\' of the Potomac. 

(Jeneral Meade then mentioned some of the \\ estern regiments 
in his commanil. speaking particularh of the Sth Illinois Ca\ alr\ . 
which always acc|nitted itself in the most creditable mannei", and 
\yhich he had recenth' heard spoken of h\ C(.nfederale ofhcers in 
terms of the highest praise. He also specilied man\' of the 
Western Generals who ser\ ed under him. 

lie then continued: 

Xo\y, to make a suitable response to this toast, upon a subject 
upon w Inch I haye so much feeling, an army with which I was 
identified from tlie \ er\ l)eginning to llic end of the rebellion, to 
w bom I owe all the honors and all the reputation that 1 haye 
accpnred. would take too much time — more than you would be 
willing to giye. or this occasion justit"\. [ \'oices, "(lo on." j If 
1 Ayent on, my good friends, and told \()u all I know about the 
Army of the Potomac, this meeting would be a \ er\ protracted 
one. [Laughter.] But I will sa\ for that arnn. and I sa\ it in 
the presence of the noble army of the Tennessee, that it claims to 
i>e ecpial to an\ other army | cheers], that. whate\er ma\ be the 
judgment of histoi\ as to the results it accomplished, it ne\er 
failed to do its dut\. and that it ne\ ei" wanted the proi)er spiiit 
;ind the proper will to do its (bit\- on all occasions. [Cheers.] 
That army, gentlemen, encountered dilliculties that none but those 
who formed its ranks can fully appreciate, j A yoice — "A'ou are 
I'ight.'"] Besides haying the most powerful arm\' to encounter, 
\ye had a serious dra\yback in being compelled to defend the Cap- 
ital of the nation. [Laughter and cheers.] That ma\" be a good 
joke to \<)U. but it was no joke to us. | Kcnewed laughter.] Now 
it was yer\ natural that those who administered the goyernment 
and were in Washington, and did not know what \yas going on in 
the army, that, onOccasions. the\ should be neiyous and think that 
that arm\' was not doing all that ought to be done to keep 1 hem safe. 
I think if I had been in Washington at that time 1 should \ ei\ 
probabK haye been a little ner\'ous m\ self, and wanted to ha\e a 



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finger in the pic. And that did certainly aftect the results of the 
arniv, and I think if we had had the freedom that some of your 
Western armies had we would have accomplished more. [Ap- 
plause.] 

To prove that that armv did its dutv, I simplv point \'ou to one 
of the great tests of an armv, and that is to its list of casualties. 
I have had occasion recentlv to see some of the returns from the 
office of the Adjutant-General of the army, and I find tliat the 
list of casualties, after all reductions were made and digested, 
that that Army of the Potomac lost 168,000 men in killed, wounded 
and missing; that those who fell on the field of battle, officers and 
men, numbered 25,000, and that the wdiole number of officers and 
men who were killed during the war, in all the armies, was 
45,000, so that 60 per cent, of the casualties of the whole war is 
given to the Army of the Potomac. 

Gentlemen, those of you who have been in battle, and know 
what it is to fall on the field in service, you will know, as a 
gallant friend of mv friend Admiral Porter said, what it is to 
have a l)utcher"s bill. 

General Meade then related the following anecdote: In the 
war with Mexico, at the battle of Vera Cruz, a squadron was 
present to assist the land forces. An old salt commanded a ves- 
sel, and was very anxious to have something to do. So he 
obtained permission to move up and shell the town. Very soon 
the balls began flving about his vessel. One passed athwart his 
bows, one fell astern, and one whistled over his head, and the old 
gentleman was soon pacing up and down in a state of great ex- 
citement, sa\'ing: "Why don't thev hit us? Why don't they hit 
us? If we don't have a big butcher's bill there is no use in com- 
ing here." So the Army of the Potomac claims to have the 
largest butcher's bill. 

I will not state all that I might state with regard to the Army 
of the Potomac. I repeat what I said before, that, in my judg- 
ment, it always did its dutv, and I will repeat what I said last 
night, that it watched with interest the operations of the other 
armies, rejoiced in your successes, and sympathized with you in 
your sorrows. I am here to-night as its representative. I came 
here with pleasure in order that I might meet vou and return to you 
mv thanks for the compliment you paid me in sending ior me, 
and in the name of that great army say to you that we rejoiced 



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in voui" victoiics; \vc arc \l\<\(\ \<)U arc enabled to meet lieic, and 
\vc trust the da\ will come when the aimics will all l)c together, 
and we ma\ all blow and Ina^" alxnit each <;ther. [ J'remendoiis 
cheers.] 

MfSic: — " MarS('iII(7/Si\^ 

Seventh Toast: — "71ic Arwy of tJic C/i/f/bcrla/iJ.'^ 

Response hv (General 11. M. Ci.sT. 

Mh. Chaihmax: — Ten vears ai^jo, the present month, the first 
low muttcrings of that tempest ot" war that hurst upon our land 
were heard, the war that was to swec]) awa\ the <jU1 order ot' 
thintjs and destrov the Government which our lorct'athcrs left to 
us, hallowed hv the eight years of hardship, struggle and death, out 
of which it first saw light. But will the republic die?. The 
nation's crv of distress went ahroail on the air. From the "upland 
glade and glen" pressed forward the best blood of the land to do, 
to suft'er and to die, that the lit'e of the nation might be spared. 
\Vhat is worth living for is worth dviug for, tcjo; anti casting 
aside the manv comforts this land bestowed, her chosen sons were 
seen leaving their homes, and all that was dear to them, to do 
battle for "God and Fatherland." 

Pressing southward, the regiments of the North centered at 
rallving points, and there formed arm\ organizations, each oper- 
ating as a separate command, and known by a distinctive name. 
But thev weie all of the republic, and their gloi\ and renown is 
the nation's heritage. No additi(nial lustre can be atlded to anv 
one of them bv dimming the brightness of the heroic deeds of 
anv other. 1 stand here to-night, among nou of the ,\rm\ of the 
Tennessee, to call to mintl that sister arm\ that marched and 
fought, side bv side, with \(ni, through long months of trial and 
danger and of glor\ and of victor\- too— the Arniv of the Cuni- 
berland. 

We trace our early days back tcj 1861 and '62, when our ban- 
ners were of the then Army of the Ohio. In the Fall of the latter 
year we gathered once more on the banks of that beautiful river, 
in whose bright waters we received our baptismal name. Meet- 
ing the enemy for the first time, after that, at Stone river, with 
five days' hard fighting, we won our knigluK spurs. Pushing 
our foe on the rullalu)ma campaign, we occupied his stronghold 



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at that place, and pressing up and over the Cumbcrhind Alountain 
heights we parted company with him, to the sound of our cannon, 
across the broad waters of the Tennessee. From that point com- 
menced what is known in the history of the Army of the Cum- 
berland as the Chickamauga campaign, haxing for its objective 
the possession of the rebel stronghold of Chattanooga. The 
contest for the prize was had on the banks of the River of Death. 
All through those bright, golden hours of September 19 and 20, 
Death was busv on his chosen grounds. September 21st saw our 
army intact within the works of Chattanooga, which we held. 
At this point vour armv joined us. Then came Mission Ridge 
and "the battle above the clouds." From that time and on through 
the Summer campaign of 1864, until "Atlanta is ours, and fairly 
won," the record of one army can not be written without that of 
the other. Then came the crowning glories of Franklin and 
Nashville; and, after a campaign that left no enemy in our front, 
the days of the Army of the Cumberland became numbered, and 
peace crowning with success the efforts of the sons of the repub- 
lic, the nation's life was saved. 

Each army organization bears the impress of the leading char- 
acteristics of its commanders. The earh' days of the Army of 
the Cumberland were brightened by the presence of a leader, to 
whose untiring energy and faithfulness of purpose in disciplining 
his troops, is due much of the success that army subsequently, 
achieved, antl the lessons he instilled ^\•ent with the troops to the 
end. This nation owes a debt of gratification to Don Carlos Buell 
that it has not repaid and ne\er can repay. 

The brightest page that histoiy \vill preserve for the Army of 
the Cumberland will be that recording the campaigns of Middle 
Tennessee — Stone River, Tallahoma and Chickamauga — and, wdien 
time shall have passed from the present to the future, the truthful 
pen of history will write of none, ancient or modern, surpassing 
these in displaying brilliant militar\- genius, indomitable will and 
far-seeing sagacity. Time will garland with the fame of these 
campaigns the name of William S. Rosecrans. 

Deeply impressed upon the Armv of the Cumberland were the 
characteristics of its last commander. His strong, marked traits 
of character were felt throughout the entire command. The 
unbounded confidence he had in his troops, drew from them the 
same to him. He who at times was cautious of his mo\ements, 



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vet wlicn lie did moxc. ;il\\a\ s in<)\ cd in ad\ancc' and who always 
knew \\ lu'ix' he was i^oiiijj,, and after lie reached the ohjeclive 
point never knew \vhat it was to return over the same road he had 
advanced upon. lie never jilanned retreat. Well was he named 
the " Rock of Chickainaun\i."" 

The name and tame of the Armv of the Cumherland. and of 
(ieor^e 11. 'Thomas are one. lie needs no monumental i)ile nor 
flaxen tablets to presei\ e his meinorw lie is enshrined, where 
that simple. L;reat man would lo\ e best to he. in the hearts of his 
soldiers. lie was more than their militar\' leader. The name his 
troops lo\ ed to call him. "Pap Thomas." tells the whole storv. 

The Arm\ of the L'umheiland is of the past. Its deeds are 
written and its acts are done. ^\hout the land. i)ursuing the varied 
occupations of peace, are scattered the mighty host that mar- 
shaled under its banners. In governmental halls repose those 
lianners, co\ered with honors. I-ong mav the\' rest there undis- 
tuibed. passing from our children down through generations yet 
unborn, telling of knightly deeds, of nolile daring in the cause 
they helped to win. Uut should the battlc-crv of the Republic 
sound again, once more will these banners he unfurled, and to the 
music as of yore a mighty host will rise, and the old Armv of the 
Cumherland. as in da\ s that are gone, will press forward where 
duty calls. 

Ml'sic: — '■•Slar Spai/o/cJ Ba)incrr 

I-2i(iiirii To.xsT: — -'The Army of the O/iio.''' 

Response b\- (Jeneral ]. I). Cox. 

Mk. Ciiaikmax: — The kind remembrance which the Arm\ of 
the Tennessee show-- to all the arm\' organizations must he grate- 
ful to them, but 1 think there is something which is, perhaps, more 
touching to those who have been with you in more than ordinarily 
intimate associations. W'c arc lirothers all, hut those who marched 
together to Atlanta, I think, are brothers in a more intimate sense 
than an\ others. [A])plause.] 

\\'liere\era soldier of the Arm\' of the ()hio lives to-dav, he 
will naluralh thiid<, sir. ot the morning when first he saw the 
i\rmy of the Tennessee in the defile of .Snake Creek Gap. We 
had not seen yon l)efore. We had heard good things of voii. We 
were not sure whether \'ou would think well of us t)r not, hut we 



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knew that we had met those concerning whom fame had told us 
such thuigs that our only hope and pride was in being worthy of 
your association. [Applause.] 

There was united for the first time Sherman's army as we know 
it. Our Generals may have claimed other armies before and since, 
but I think we shall dispute with any of them the claim to that 
title. Of the three chief officers who were in consultation with 
our General that morning, only one is living — the commander of 
the Army of the Ohio — that firm, that wise, that brave, that trust- 
worthy soldier and officer. General Schofield. [Cheers.] 

It would undoubtcdlv have been a great delight to him tf) have 
been here this evening, to have spoken, as he alone has the 
right to speak, for that little organization compared with yours, of 
which both he and we, however, were somewhat proud, and if he 
were here, I think his thoughts would go back, as mine have, to 
that morning when we made our union, and no doubt what he 
might say would necessarily have something of a tinge of sadness, 
as he remembered that McPherson went so early, and that for 
Thomas it was not left that he should pass, as we hoped he would, 
the declining years of a long life witnessing the glory of the 
country he had done so much to save. [Applause.] 

But the soldiers of the Army of the Ohio, when they know that 
you have remembered them, will think also of the pleasure and 
pride with which thev saw the smoke of your guns and the explo- 
sion of your shells at Kenesaw. They remember, too, that 
parting for a little to meet again at the crossing of the Chatta- 
hoochee. Some of us will remember perhaps, with still more 
interest and for a longer time, that day when McPherson fell, and 
when it was the privilege of part of the Army of the Ohio to be 
so mingled with the Army of the Tennessee that he scarce 
knew which was which. 

But we remember also that we were separated from you for a 
time, and that, when coming up from the sea we met again at 
Goldsboro, the sight of your "bummers" was an interesting one to 
us if it was not altogether military. [Laughter.] 

Our little army in some respects may be said to have had more 
varied fortunes than some of the others that had to co-operate at 
times with the armies of the East as well as with those of the 
West, and we had the happiness in that same march from the sea, 
to which I have referred, to unite with us and to make part of our 



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Western hrotlu'ilioocl ;il tliat tiiiU', the ^^allaiit old corps of tlie 
lotlu whose eoiiiiiiaiuler, tVesli iVoin the huirels he won at I'isher, 
then united with us and made alsoajjart of the L;rand aiMin under 
Slicrman. [ Apphiuse. | 

lie is here to-ni^ht to speak toi" liiniselt", and I hi)]H' heforc vou 
let him od \ ou will make him tell xou, as he has told me at the 
tahlc, liow it was that two "hummers" of the Armv of the Ten- 
nessee attempted to take him in, in a \\a\ that was interesting', 
whether oi" not thev intended it to he aj^reeahle. [ Lau<i^hter. | 

These remembrances, grave and g"a\'. pleasant and serious, all of 
them lull ot histor\' and the pith oi histor\', \vill come tiooping 
up to the mind ot" ever\' soldier oi" the vViMiix' ot" the Tennessee, 
where\er he mav be. It will he an electric thrill, and as thev see 
in the press that you have toasted them the\' will respond, and for 
them I respond with all mv iieart, as they would resptuid w ith all 
theirs — "God bless the ^Vrnn of the Tennessee." [Applause.] 

Music:—"// Liorcttor 

Ni.NTii Toast: — " 7/}c Armv of tlic Mississippi^'' 

Response bv (jeneral Joiix Pope. 

CoMR.VDES OF THK AIJ.M^ OI- THE Texxessee: — Another \ear 
has ]i;issed awa\', and we are again assembled to greet each other. 
Bv those among \ ou who have returned to the pursuits of civil 
life these meetings are looked forward to as occasions of unalloyed 
enjoN nient, giving the op|oortunifv to renew the memories of the 
■past and to bind anew the ties of t"riendshi[) cemented already by 
so much glory and so much grief. 

To \()u the\' are occasions, no doubt, lull of interest, renew inj:^ 
at once the association with the li\ ing. and recalling again the 
remembiance of those who ha\e ])assed tVom ;nnong us. Hut to 
us who still remain in the arnu . these leunions ha\e a deeper 
significance and a pi"ol"ounder interest. 

As the years go bv we find ourseK es thrust t"urther and further 
on to the wild frontiers, more ami more separated from those who 
have returned to tile civil life, and more and more withdrawn from 
the life and the business of the nation, .\lreailv we begin to feel 
that depressinj^ isolation which attends the life of a small body of 
men apart from the rest of the people and aside from the daily 
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Already we begin to realize that we are rapidly being forced 
into the position we occnpied before the war — objects of suspicion 
and dislike to some, of indiftcrence to others. The outlook to 
those of us in the army is dreary enough, and we cling to you and 
the associations connected with you with a painful anxiety which 
you can little appreciate. 

The time is fast coming when the vivid impressions of the war 
will have faded away, when that earnest interest in the career of 
the army which was felt during the war will be felt no longer, 
when the warm welcome extended to every soldier in the Union 
army by every citizen of the country will await him no longer, 
and when to be in the army at all will no longer be a title to the 
respect and regard of the people. 

As we of the regular army find all these most valued associa- 
tions and sympathies of life slipping away from us, we watch and 
wait for these occasions of reunion with increasing anxiety. 

The fear that the members of our association may share the 
public and natural decline of interest in past associations and 
feelings, and may grow indifferent to or careless of the opportu- 
nity afforded by these annual reunions, is present with us always, 
and we look forward to them with mixed feelings of hope and 
apprehension. 

Thank God the old Army of the Tennessee remains true to its 
history and faithful to its records and its feelings in the past. 

The assemblage of its menibers to-night shows no decrease of 
numbers, no falling of^' in warmth and interest. While to you in 
civil life this is, perhaps, only a matter of satisfaction, to us it is a 
subject of profoundest gratitude. It is not difficult to understand 
why, to those concerned, these army reunions have a value and an 
interest not generally accorded to them. I know that objections 
are made by some on the ground that these meetings, by recalling 
and keeping fresh the memories of the war, and by what seems 
to be organized exultation over those who ha\e lost the battle, 
tend to perpetuate the remembrance of events which to them it 
seems best to forget, and to keep alive feelings of bitterness and 
dislike between different sections of the country. 

Particularly and naturally are these objections weighty with 
those whose banner went down in the fight, but it will be an ill 
day to this Government when it begins to look coldly upon or to 
discourage the pride and the self-satisfaction of those of its citizens 



Of the Ar',ny of the Tennessee. 501 

wlio l);i\ c ])crik'(l their li\cs tliat tlic couiiliy inii:;lit li\c. and who 
clunu; in allVclion to their coiiiradcs in tlie hallle — their ri\als and 
competitors for the wreath of patriotism. 

For a <T;overnment to intimate to its citizens that they sliouhl not 
reunite to eon<^iatuiate each otlier on tlie resuU ol their deeds ol 
iieroism in detense of their countrw lest some one, wiser perhaps 
in worhlh know ledj^e and certainly less devoted to his conntr}', 
should he oHended, is simph to pionounce its own doom. 'J"he 
<lav which Hnds it no lon<^er politic or acceptable to the (iovern- 
inent for a man to pride himself upon having been a soldier in the 
I'nion armv and to exult in the cause for which he fought, or 
when the Government fails to recognize such services as of the 
highest honor, or ceases to encourage its remembrance, will he an 
evil day in the histor\ of this ])eople and the stability of this (Jox- 
ernment. 

Whilst we may reasonabl\- and naturally hold, and do hold, 
widely different opinions of the policy which should be pursued 
in dealing with the questions which confront us since the war 
closed, on one thing we are all united, a high and honorable pride 
that we were soldiers in the Union army and fought bravely in 
defense of our Government and our country. I say, then, that the 
true interest of the country, in a patriotic view, is promoted by 
these reunions of its soldiers who have fought in its defense. 

The men who stood side bv side in the war can never be arrayed 
against each other in arms, nor can political l)itterness and strife 
ever weaken the ties that bind them together. In this tact alone 
will be found a most powerful protection against the civil dissen- 
sion and tumult which were }:)i"edicted for us. and ha\e marked 
the histor\ of other countries. J speak earnesth for these 
reunions, much, 1 confess, fiom the personal t'eeling which I tirst 
expressctl, but also. I trust, because I believe it for the best interests 
of the countr\- that they should be encouraged and fostered. 
Whilst, however, the people have been prompt to bestow upon 
the army their attributes of admiration and regard, and whilst the 
arm\- has not been slow^ to vaunt itself (and justly, too.) upon its 
valiant deeds, we seem not to have been equalh prompt to accord 
to the loyal citizens the trilnite of gratitude which thev so w ell 
deserve, but which they have never claimed. Yet without their 
aid and s\ nipath\ all our etVorts would have been in \ain. 

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old men and the young, the women and the children, the fathers, 
mothers, wives and daughters, who watched our every movement 
with eager solicitude, who gloried in our successes and mourned 
over our disasters, who marshaled to the field the hosts which 
cnal)led us to triumph in the fight, and supplied us with all 
the ingenuity man could devise, who followed the armies to the 
field and ministered to the sick and wounded, who stood by the 
bedside of the dving soldier and soothed his last hours, who wept 
over his grave and cared for his bereaved wife and children, and 
who have founded homes for those whom the casualties of war 
have rendered forever incompetent to perform the duties of life. 
Surelv it is well and but just for us to remember these things in 
our annual reunions, and to feel an honorable j^ride in the fact that 
all of us alike, the citizen and the soldier, each in his proper sphere 
has done his dutv to his countr\' with zeal, with intelligence and 
with fidelity. 

It is no doubt apparent to \ou, comrades, that in these remarks 
I have wandered far from the toast to which I was expected to 
reply, but I am sure vou will pardon me for having preferred to 
express to you the feelings of my heart leather than to utter the 
formal, and in general, meaningless phrases which are considered 
an appropriate reply to a toast. The old Army of the Mississippi 
needs no eulogy from me. Its deeds speak for it with louder tone 
and more pathetic eloquence than man can command, and although 
the members of that old armv were absorbed in other organiza- 
tions, mainly in the Army of the Tennessee, and bore an honorable 
and distinguished part in the greater events which succeeded, yet 
I mav safely say that they have not forgotten their earlier exploits, 
nor the warm attachment and cntiie harmonv which were the 
distinguishing characteristics. 

It would be vain for me to attempt to express the pride and 
gratification with which I recall the glorious recollections of that 
old and early organization and my own connection with it. There 
are many here within sound of my voice who ajDpreciate and 
understand my feelings on the subject without the need of words, 
and who equally with myself glory in recalling the history ot the 
Army of the Mississippi. 

Music: — " Tramp, tramps 



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Tknth Toast: — " 7/}<' tioblc -i.'oj)n'ii zc/io aided a/u/ inspired //s."" 
Response liv Colonel John Mason Loomis. 

The noble women who aided and inspired us, comrades, wIkj 
are thev? From the foam-marked line of the Atlantic t(j the 
]:)lacid sunlit shores of the Pacilic; from the regions Ijohled 1)\ 
the ])allor of the painteil aurora, to \\ heie the \ ellow Southern 
sunlijj;ht glistened from a million pointed line of steel — in all this 
broad area of hill and dale, and lake and river. li\ ed. loved and 
acted this heroic band of women, giving, tVom the least to the 
greatest, all thev had to sustain and keep our hearts steady to a 
purpose great with the fruition of woman's sublimest hope — peace 
and home. 

Who of all vou shall have power, mv cherished and brave com- 
rades, to paint their heroic devotion in colors such as thev 
deserve, such as will call the mantling blood t(j \ our veins with a 
thiill of true and lo\ al enthusiasm, least of you all. m\ self upon 
whom this superlative duty has fallen? Knowing my want of 
power, still I feel and say that, as my soldier's heart is true, if I 
thought there was within mv veins one drop of blood disloyal to 
the sentiment, as I think 1 am a soldier, 1 would here let it <nit 
and spurn it with mv heel. To tell the story of such devotion, 
heroism and clear conception of the appalling facts forced upon 
our people ; of the spirit and reatliness to meet the event; of the 
unsaid will, all-powerful and conquering all obstacles, to the grand 
results achie\ed b\ our upheld arms and hearts in the lield. w oidd 
be to place upon the ])age of und\ing history a more brilliant 
record than has \ et been done. Vet, each heait-beat of us all 
sounds a grand assembly of these acknowledged facts, w hich I 
would of all earthh glories deem the best, if I had power to give 
to ^■ou in fitting words. ^\h, who forgets how the long roll ol' 
Sumter's guns thrilled the patriotic nerve of those who love us 
best; how one hot and hushed July day — wc called it Bull Run — 
the color faded from millions of cheeks, and how millions of silent 
lips spoke in an aggregate of eloquence, ot agony and resolve, 
that sent us. "Father Abraham, 300,000 more, " filling u]> the gaps 
and raising the prostrate banner of loved home; counting no cost 
too much, no price too bitter, f )r the resurrection of the glorious. 
never-to-bc-obscured day, the new daw 11 ol an eternal freedom. 
Comrades, these are thev \-ou order me to eulogi/.e. Iiuli\ idual 



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names and deeds I could speak that would call you to your feet 
with a liohtnino- flash of dear remembrance, but in the face of the 
grand, nameless, countless army of brave, sound-hearted women, 
our sisters, whose deeds like the gentle drops of a summer shower 
have wrought stupendous results, how can I? Peace to all their 
unknown sorrows. Joy and glory to all their hopes and aspira- 
tions. The God of battles and of love, of home and peace, guard 
ye the devoted, faithful, loying !iand until ve shall witness the full 
fruition of all your hopes, until the final, glorious day when we, 
your brothers, shall pass in review before the God of battles, when, 
as you ought, you will outrank us. And here I say, God grant it 
and adieu. 

Music:—" The Girl I Left Behind Mer 

Eleventh Toast:- — "Our dead, i/ot dead biit gone before.'"' 

Response by General Wager Swayne. 

Our dead are the true cost of the war. Silver and gold still 
multiply, and art and science grow. The nation has new life in 
all its channels, and "Free and Equal" lives forever on the flag 
where all the world may read. Only the dead are dead. 

Sometimes, perchance, a wistful thought has gone in search of 
them, as those who were permitted in one hour to sum up and 
discharge all that remained for them of trial or distress, till one 
has realized why, from old time, it has been said that it was sweet 
as well as glorious to die in arms for country. 

Still they are dead — hopelessly dead to the mother and wife, 
mournfully dead to the wayward boy, bitterly dead to the hour of 
want and need of a strong hand, dead, too, to our love — and yet 
they live, as they whose works do follow them. 

Innumeral>le colored children south of us are learning busily 
the shape and structure of the ^vorkl. learning to read God's 
word, to love their country and to live like men. Many a time 
have I been among them and remembered that our dead are 
teachers in those schools. So, too, it had been thought a pretty 
speech that Liberty and Union were inseparable and were one, 
and it was whistled down the wind until death followed the 
denial and men read the oracle in blood. Then they believed it 
true, and all we have of life that is worth having rests on that 
belief Let no man doubt the evils of to-day; they are the mill 



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of the gods" slow LcriiidiiiL;-. and Dur dead sliall li\c to spread the 
blessings of that truth throui^h all the world we live in. We count 
them dead, and reckon up our los>: (>od simj^ly seems to make 
them of more use. 

TheN' li\e. too. in our memories. McPhcrson's smile, and 
Rawlins' kindh- word, the grand old worth of Thomas (for all 
the dead are ours), our own lost, precious friends, how very near 
the\- seem to us this minute! The very air is full of them! (lod 
grant such look upon us now tVom everlasting lite. 

Music : — "Uiror." 

Twelfth To.vst: — ••/,(7 /ts //avc peace.'" 

Response by (Jeneral \V. C^ (Jkksham. 

Mr. President: — The hardships and suflcrings of our s<jldiers, 
for the four long years of bloody war, will have been in vain if 
we shall fail to establish peace and concord between the ditlerent 
sections of our wide-spread country. We fought not for the vain 
jnirpose of displaying our prowess in the held, nor to gratity teel- 
ino-s of sectional hatred or resentment, but to maintain inviolate 
the bonds of our Union antl free institutions. Our enemies, alike 
w ith ourselves, were the descendants of the same common stock 
— our countrymen, many of them our kindred, inheriting the same 
traditions, and owing allegiance to the same constitution and laws. 
The conflict of arms being ended, and the palm of victory being 
ours, it is our Hrst dutw as brave and magnanimous soldiers, to 
make our late enemies feel, by the liberality of our sentiments and 
the frankness of our coniluct, that their return to their allegiance 
in\ol\es neither dishonor nor humiliation; that the passions 
engendered by the conflict have been banished from our breasts, 
and that hereafter we w ill regard as common enemies those who 
attempt to fan the tlames of sectional strife. 

We should remember that the seeds of the revolutionary 
struggle in which our late opponents engaged, were inherent in 
our situation, and were implanted in the \ ery Constitution itself 
From the foundation of the (iovernment it was apparent that the 
great element of discord in our system was the institution ot 
slavery. Our fathers, w iselv or unw isely, postponed its settlement, 
and wdien the crisis came, it found the only solution possible con- 
sistent with the nature of things. All history attests that great 
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settled except by the arbitrament of arms. But when the struggle 
is over, when the flame of battle has ceased, and the cloud of war 
has drifted away, "let us have peace" — peace in deed as well as in 
"name. To that end let us deal frankly with our late enemies, and 
also with ourselves. They must recognize the fact that in sur- 
rendering to the Government they fought so long and so stub- 
bornly to destroy, they utterly and forever abandoned and 
renounced the heresy that a State may nullify the Federal laws, 
and the equallv pernicious doctrine that the national Government 
has no power under the Constitution to perpetuate its own exist- 
ence by force. 

These questions were submitted by our enemies to a tribunal of 
their own selection, and the decision was irreversably against 
them; and now their safety, no less than our own, compels us to 
demand that that decision shall be respected, and that in the future 
they shall be obedient to the national will and submit to the 
authority of the laws. And let us, the victors, give the whole 
world an example of moderation, by declaring that we are in favor 
of perfect amnesty to all, thereby proving that we are alike equal 
to the demands of war and peace. Let the people of the South 
have no excuse for saying that they have martyrs in their midst, 
for the leaders of the rebellion are stronger to-day disfranchised 
than they would be enfranchised. Let it not hereafter be written 
of the soldiers of the Union, and especially of the glorious old 
Armv of the Tennessee, that they knew how to meet the enemv 
in the field, but were not able to be magnanimous to a fallen foe. 

Our renowned chief, the great soldier of modern times, when 
called by a grateful people to the Chief Magistracy of the Union, 
which he and his officers and soldiers so gallantly defended, then 
and still the central figure of all the land, in giving utterance to 
the first yearnings of his heart, said "Let us have peace," the wise 
and pacific sentiment was at once echoed and re-echoed from 
millions of patriotic hearts, and still the re-echo is sounding 
throughout the country — "let us have peace." 

Called from our various peaceful avocations, all unused to 
"pomp and circumstance of war," imder the guiding hands of our 
great leaders we were soon marshaled into an army as grand and 
noble as any in history, and after a struggle almost unexampled 
in its proportions, fighting against an enemv as brave and deter- 
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and still chciishiiiL;' a just pride in its historw at the lmuI it cliccr- 
t'ulh' suhmitted to the order tor its dissolution, each soldier cjuietly 
taking his place among his fellow-citi/cns, and losing himself in 
the busy hum of industrx'. And thus vanished the great armv of 
citizen soldiers, to the disappointment and chagrin of the enemies 
of republican government in this and other lands. Who will say, 
after all this, that the future is not fidl of hope, and that the peo- 
ple are not fit for self-government: 

Alrsic: — •• J /:<• I' Anicricay 

Thihtkkn rii Toast: — -'^Ilic Press'' 

Response b\ Mr. F. IlA-ssAiincK. 

1 do not know \\ hether it would I)e (piite appropriate to-night 
to repeat the faxorite cpiotation. "the pen is mightier than the 
sword.'" l)ut certainh our gallant soldiers in the field were to 
some extent indebted to the pen at home, which animated and 
encoui'aged the people to ])ersevere in the great struggle for our 
existence as a nation, and the gentlenjen of the war could certainK 
find no fault w ith the pen for carr\ ing the news of their own 
heroic exploits and achie\ements into the remotest hamlet of the 
land. 

l>ut the pen. too, is indebted to the sword, because the thrilling 
events of the war develoj^ed the enterprise of the American press 
to a degree oi perfection w hich it had never attained before. In 
this respect the press of this countr\- has during and since the war, 
surpassed the i)ress ot an\ other countr\. with the (n\\\ exception, 
perhaps, of the London pai)ers. and e\ en these stand no longer 
unrivaled as to journalistic enterprise. 

When I visited the continent of l^urope last Summer 1 amazed 
editors and readeis there In telling them what unheard of cpian- 
tities of reading matter had dail\ and nightl\' bet'u transmitted to 
the American papers bv telegraph, and what a numerous corps ot' 
arnn reporters the leading dailies maintained. When 1 saw their 
surprise and astonishment 1 could not refrain tVom a little joke. 
I told them that our papers not oidy ga\ e accurate descripti<»ns of 
battles before they had been fought, but that thev also gave glow- 
ing and thiilling accounts of battles that had never been fought. 

Hut it is not only to the (piickness and fullness with which 
news is disseminated by our papers, it is also as to its tone that the 
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Eatanswill Gazette and I/idcpende/it, so well described in Pick- 
wick, are passing away. The age of the Jefferson Bricks is fast 
disappearing in the dimness of the past. They still haunt some 
of the rural papers, but on the whole they are falling back like 
buffaloes before the advance of civilization. 

And, if I am allowed to mention another great improvement, I 
must refer to the growing spirit of independence in the press of 
our country. The mere "organs'" which have to do the bidding of 
parties and swear by the decision of its caucuses and the nomina- 
tions of its conventions, in other words the oro-ans that must "ofo 
it blind" whether they "like it or lump it,"' are growing encourag- 
ingly less every year. They are following in the wake of the 
Jefferson Bricks, without whom the regular party organ would be 
incomplete. 

In one respect, however, the gentlemen of the pen are at a 
disadvantage when compared to the gentlemen of the sword. 
That lack that pleasant esprit de corps which binds soldiers 
together and make such reunions as tire one to-night, not only 
pleasant and desirable, but such as can be treasured up among the 
bright reminiscences of the past. The gentlemen of the sword 
will fight the enemy. The gentlemen of the pen are doing a great 
deal of the fighting among themselves. 

But I will not pursue the line of comparison. The press had 
many a sad duty to perform in those bloody davs that tried men's 
souls. It had to carrvmanv a heart-rcndin"- and sickeninsf item of 
news into houses that had become desolate by the war. It had to 
record the blighting of so manv a hope and the cruel termination 
of so many a noble life around which women and children used 
to twine like the ivy around the oak. It opened the bitter fountain 
of tears which it could not dry. For this crusl task which it had 
to perform thei'e is but one partial compensation. It could herald, 
circulate and perpetuate your noble and heroic achievements. It 
had the proud task of being first to announce the record you have 
made for immortalitv. 

Music: — '•'Hail Columbia^ 

Fourteenth Toast: — ''An tipriglit judiciary — tJie safeguard 
of a country'' 

Response by Hon. A. Tap~t. 

Mr. President: — Coming, as I do, from the cpiiet duties of the 
Court-house and standing, as I now do, in the midst of this bril- 



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liant asseniblv i.)^ inilitar\ «rc'ntleincii, I feci the torcc ot" the inaxini: 
f^Ci^cs i)iic>' arnia silent. N'cvcrthck'ss, I can not refuse to oljcy 
voiir call and speak a word on behalf ot the judiciar\ . 

It is our happv destiin to li\'e under a j^oxerninent of written 
constitutions and laws. It has been well said that "tN rants si^^n 
no papers." Pajicr restrictions are not to their taste. Hut historv 
has shown that the best written constitutions are waste ])apei". 
without an ui:)ri;4hl judiciarv to administer them. 

There are tw o w a\ s known to history in which our constitution 
mav be overthrown. One is by the coup if Ktat — that imperial 
j)lan which has so often been tried in France — unhappy I'^ance 
— (jod >i^rant it may never aj^ain be tried with succes.s. The 
other is bv the perversion of fundamental law in the interests of 
t\rann\, as Augustus, under all the forms of the Roman Republic, 
assnmetl the powers of a despot. ihir free republic with all its 
irregularities encourages its judiciary U-> stand by the law and the 
constitution. Place a man u])on the bench, whether it be of a 
.Slate or of the United States, whether it be for life or for a sliorter 
period, and \ on place before him every motive dear to the human 
heart — to rise to the level of his position and discharge impartially 
his high duties toward the public and toward every litigant. 

The judiciarv of the United States, both State and Federal, has 
a conspicuous historx' in connection with constitutional liberty. 
How manv times have we looked, and how many times have our 
fathers looked to tlie courts I'or the solution of dangerous tjuestions.^ 
As one tpiestion at"ter another, portending danger, has risen above 
the hori/on. like a dark cloud charged with storm and thunderbolt, 
it has been disarmed of all its terrors b\- a judgment of the court. 

^lassachusetts and Connecticut, in the wai' of iSu. denied the 
power of the Federal I-^xecutive to call out their militia and 
require them to march be\ ond tlie limits of those States. Thib 
danfj^erous question \\ as fmalls presented to the Supreme Court 
of the United States and decided forever. 

When Rhode Island, small as it is. was not satistieil with a 
single government, but in the strife of parties had established /xco, 
and civil war imminent, this (juestion went to the same tribunal, 
and all the electricit\- was drawn from that fiery cloud by a single 
judicial decision. 

Allow me to close b\' declaiing m\ undoubted faith in the 
.stabilit\' of our institutions, so long as our constitution and our 



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laws are interpreted bv an upright judiciary, and upheld and 
defended by brave men xvho are civilians in peace and heroes in 
war. 

\'<)LITNTEER TOASTS. 

This closed the programme of regular toasts of the banquet, 
and the chairman announced that volunteers would be in order. 
There was no disposition to terminate the happy experience of 
the evening and many volunteers were called, and for a time wit, 
song and enjo\ment abounded. ]Many short speeches were made, 
among them the following by General A. H. Terry, in response to 
'■ T//C Bummers of the Army of the Tennessee ^ 

He spoke happily of the "Bummers of the Army of the Ten- 
nessee," and denied the charge that he had been made a prisoner 
by them, which yvas greeted with shouts of laughter. He then 
told the funny story of the circumstances that led to the rumors 
of that capture. It was that of two bummers attempting, on 
horseback, to capture a locomotiye and car. which carried the 
speaker past Magnc^lia station, undei" the supposition that said car 
and locomotiye bore rebels. 

To "' Slier ))ia}f s Bumn/crs" Colonel Joel seemed the natural 
inheritor. He commenced by saying: That he couldn't sa\' auN- 
thing in their favor, antl. to tell the truth, he couldn't say much 
against them. The fact was. he had been a model for them him- 
self. [Laughter.] The onh thing they couldn't carry oft" was a 
branch railroad that wasn't down on the chart [laughter] that 
they found down in Georgia. 

His sayings were not easily traced, nor can they be described; 
suffice to say they were Joel's. 

To the "S/^rinu field M/rskcf'^ was the lot of General Dyer. 
loudly called for and checringlv received. 

He couldn't make a speech, he said, but as the toast was, "Where 
would the Springfield musket have been if Dyer had been dead?" 
he thanked God that Dver was not dead. [Laughter.] He had 
not participated in battles, but he had labored in turning out a 
thousand Springfield muskets per day, and he trusted they had 
been found of good service. 

The General made happy hits and many warm friends. 



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"Mother J>irkcruvkt\ the faithful friend of the sieh and 
xco/i/zded of the ^Ir/iiy of the Ven/zessee" uas handsoinch re- 
sponded to by Colonel O.J. DckUIs, who told of her etlicient work 
anionic the hospitals ot' the battle of Shiloh. He did not know 
\\ hetlier she was li\ iii^- or dead, but he did know lliat no woman 
was more entitled to the honor and respect of the men)beis of the 
Army of the Tennessee than Mother Hickerdvke. 

General Sherman ^aid Mother Hiekerd\ ke was now kee])in^ an 
eating station at Salina (Mi the Kansas Paeitic Railroad, and kept a 
good one, too. When he last saw her, in Washington, she was in 
trouble. Her property was about to be sold to satisfy a debt. He 
used his influence with the railnjad authorities to give her more 
time, and be supposed they did it, for he had not heartl from her 
.since. 

To "TJie Independent Press'' Mr. Ilalstead resj)onded briefl\. 
])ut with much satisfaction. 

He did not speak at any great length about the press, but 
])roceeded t(; give some illustrations, gleaned from experiences 
with the German army in the late war in Europe, (->f the respect 
paid to America and to Americans who happened to be with that 
army. In conclusion, he compared the grand German armies to 
that of General Sherman, as he had seen it in Washington after 
its march to and up from the sea. 

To "The Loyal C/eroy." 'I'lu- Rev. J. M. Reiii responded ver\ 
happilv indeed. The quietness was complete, and he was listened 
to with marked attention throughout, and the many references he 
made were received with satisfaction to all. 

The chairman now announced that it seemed to him the banciuet 
was completed, and it was now a proj^er time to ailjourn. He 
thanked all for their assistance in maintaining good order, which 
was, however, only the voluntary feeling of each uKMnber. and 
wished that each one present might be in attendance at the next 
reunion. Undoubtedly this had been the most successful of an\. 
and this bancpiet the most complete of anv he had attended. And 
wishing all good night, I can only now pronounce our gatherin<'- 
adjourned. 

The Bantl jjlayed "Anld Lan^; Syne" wliile the part\ dispersed, 
sinirinii^ in chorus. 



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MEMBERS 



SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE. 



Aniistrong, W. F., Captain, Hillsborough, III. 

Allen, Jr., David, Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Andre, M., Captain, St. Louis, Mo>. 

Abbott, George, Major. 

Audenried, J. C, Colonel, U. S. A., Washington, D. C 

Alexander, L. F., Captain, La Salle, 111. 

Andrews, C. C, General, St. Cloud, Minn. 

Andel, C, Captain. Bdleville, 111. 

Adam, A., Surgeon. 

Allen, F. S., Lieutenant. 

Adams, C. H., Lieutenant-Colonel, Chicago, III, 

Arndt, A. F. R., Major, Detroit, Mich. 

Arnold, J. A., Major, Joliet, 111. 

Allen, J. A., Captain. 

Averill. John T., General. 

Andrus, W. D. E., Captain, Rockford, 111. 

Alexander, J. T., Colonel, Terre Haute, Ind, 

Adams. S. R. 

Bonner, Frank, Lieutenant. 
Buckland, R. P., General, Fremont, Ohio. 
Belknap, W. W., General, Washington, D. C. 
Bleitz, John, St. Louis. Mo. 
Banks, J. C, Lieutenant, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Baldwin, W. H., General, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Bonner, S. P., Surgeon, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Bain, William, Chicago, 111. 
Buchanan, R., Colonel, Hannibal, Mo. 
Bruce, John, Colonel, Keokuk, Iowa. 
Brinck, W. F., Major, St. Louis, Mo. 
Brookman, J. B., Lieutenant, St. Louis, Mo. 
Baily, G. W., Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 
Brewster, W. B., Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 
Barrett, S. E., Major, Chicago, 111. 
Blair, F. P., General, St. Louis, Mo. 
Baggs, James, Surgeon, Ontario, Ohio. 



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B;iil\-. W. X.. Surgeon, Plymouth, Iiul. 

Hixbv, A. S.. Captain. Iowa City, Iowa. 

Barnes. J. \V.. Major, Warsaw. 111. 

IJlizzard. A. C Lieutenant. Milton, Iowa. 

Bolin. A. \'.. Major. Dayton. Ohio. 

Blackburn, V.. C. Captain. Chicago. III. 

Benson. H. II.. Captain. Muscatine. Iowa. 

Borland. J. ].. Lieutenant. Chicago. 111. 

Barber, J., Adjutant. Cleveland. Ohio. 

Buscy. S. '/"., General. Urbana. Ohio. 

Bl.ick. C General. Champaign, 111. 

Boggis, James H., Captain. Toledo, Ohio. 

Barniim. W. L.. Colonel, Chicago. 111. 

Bracket, G. B.. Captain, Denmark, Iowa. 

Bartow. A., Captain. Geneva, Kane Co.. 111. 

Butler. E. G.. Lieutenant. 

Busse. (i. A.. Captain. Chicago, 111. 

Bennett. T. W.. (Jencral. Richmond. Ind. 

Bane. M. M.. General. Qiiincy. 111. 

Burnet, S. J.. Captain. \\'arrensbiirg. Mo. 

Bigelow. E. II.. Captain. Chicago. 111. 

Baker. S. R.. Lieutenant-Colonel. Peoria. 111. 

Bodkin. \V. \V.. Lieutenant-Colonel. Chicago, 111. 

Busse, F. C, Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Bird. H. P.. Lieutenant. Menekaune. Wis. 

Bryan, O. M.. Surgeon. Sycamore. 111. 

Bcath. C. L.. Captain. McLean. 111. 

Barlow. W. H.. Captain. Ann Arbor, Mich. 

Bloomtield, I. J.. General, Bloomington. 111. 

Bell, J. B., Major. Chicago, 111. 

Burton. Thomas M., Lieutenant. Chicago, 111. 

Baker, I. B.. Captain. Dwight. 111. 

Blandon, L.. Cieneral. Harvard. III. 

Buchanan, R. W., Lieutenant, Ottawa, 111. 

Brush. C. IL. Lieutenant-Colonel. Ottawa, 111. 

Bowen. J. II.. Captain, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Bowman. S. M.. General. N. V. City. 

Boyden. A. 11., Major. Chicago. 111. 

Bristow. B. 11.. Colonel, Louisville, Ky. 

Bingham. J. D.. General, U. S. A., Washington. D. C. 

Brucker. M.. Major (Surgeon), Tell City, Ind. 

liostwick. N.. Major (Surgeon). Mt. \'ernon, Ohio. 

Campbell. S. L.. Captain. Cincinnati. Ohio. 
Coleman, D. C, Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 
Cadle. C Jr.. Colonel, Selma, Ala. 
Cavender. J. S.. Colonel. St. Louis, Mo. 
Creamer. V. L., Colonel. Moulton, Ala. 



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Coates, J. H., Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Campbell, J. F., Bath, 111. 

Colcord, J. P., Lieutenant, St. Louis, Mo. 

Carle, C, Major, Tumaroa, 111. 

Coverdale, Robert, Captain, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Castle, George E., Captain, Fon du Lac, Wis. 

Corse, J. M., General, Chicago, 111. 

Carper, L., Assistant Adjutant-General, Burlington, Iowa. 

Curtiss, J. S., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Cunningham, C. H., Captain. 

Coon, D. E., General, Selma, Ala. 

Colby, Enoch, Lieutenant, Taylorsville, 111. 

Cole, F. W., Lieutenant, Springfield, 111. 

Cheeney, S. C, Lieutenant, Munroe, Wis. 

Campbell, R. M., Captain, Monmouth, 111. 

Carpenter, W. R., Major, New Yoi-k. 

Cody, W. F., Surgeon, Lafayette, Ind. 

Clark, George R., Lieutenant-Colonel, Chicago, 111. 

Cook, John, General, Springfield, III. 

Callahan, C. N., Major, 3rd U. S. Artillery. 

Callender, B. M., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Christensen, Ch., Major, Oskosch, Wis. 

Clark, W. A., Captain, West Liberty, Iowa. 

Chadwick, C. C, Captain, Columbus Centre, Ohio. 

Cochran, M. B., Surgeon, Davenport, Iowa. 

Carr, W. H., Captain, San Francisco, Cal. 

Case, Charles, Captain, Waukeegan, 111. 

Craib, Wm. E., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Cooley, C. G., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Clough, David, Lieutenant. 

Cowles, H. R., Lieutenant-Colonel, Washington, Iowa. 

Cooper, E. H., Major, Joliet, 111. 

Crane, J. L., Chaplain, Springfield, 111. 

Cutter, John F., Adjutant, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Comings, A., Captain, Cairo, 111. 

Carskadden, D., Colonel. 

Callender, F. D., General, U. S. A. 

Campbell, J. C, Captain. 

Crowell, R. C, Major, Kansas City, Mo. 

Colby, George W., Captain, Selma, Ala. 

Cavins, A. G., Colonel, Bloomfield. 

Clark, G. W., Colonel, (Brevet Brigadier). Des Moines, Iowa. 

Conder, S. B. A., Lieutenant, Orleans, Ind. 

Carter, J. O., Surgeon. 

Clark, W, C, Lieutenant, Lithopolis, Ohio. 

Curren, J, F., Lieutenant, Deleware, Ohio. 



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Dawes, E. C. Major. Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Douglas, J. C. Major. Zancsvillc, Ohio. 
Dunn, Hugh, Captain, Zancsvillc, Ohio. 
Dodds, O. J., Lieutenant-Colonel, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Davton. L. M.. Colonel. Cincinnati, Ohio. 
DeGrcss. Frank. Captain. Washington, D. C. 
Deiniling. I'". C. CoIoikI, \irginia City, Montana. 
Davis. 11. M.. Captain. Santa Fc, New Mex. 
Dwight. 11. O.. Lieutenant, Northampton. Mass. 
Dickerson. Joseph. Captain. Princeton. 111. 
Doyle, M. A., Lieutenant. St. Louis, Mo. 
Dickey, T. L.. Colonel. Springfield. 111. 
DeCTress, J. C. Capt^iin, U. S. A. 
Durham. J. I?.. Captain. Kankakee, 111. 
Derrickson. R. 1'.. Captain, Chicago, 111. 
Duncan. L. .V., Major, Niles, Mich. 
Dean. 11. 11.. Colonel, Rockford. 111. 
Dement. II. D.. Lieutenant, Dixon, 111. 
Dunn. Jr.. W. M., Captain, U. S. A. 
Dver. 1). 1'.. Colonel, Louisiana, Mo. 
Dodge, G. M.. General. Council Bluffs, Iowa. 
Duncan, E. A., Surgeon. \'ickshurg. Miss. 

Katon. C. (J., (ieneral. Clyde. Ohio. 

Evans, R. M.. Major, Bloomington, 111. 

Ewing, Chas., General, Washington, D. C. 

Everest. J. G.. Captain. Geneva. 111. 

Elliott. L II.. Colonel. Princeton, 111. 

Krskin. A.. Colonel. Chicago, 111. 

Everts, L. II., Major, (Jeneva, Kane County. 111. 

Everts. J., Lieutenant, Yorkville, 111. 

Ewing. II. A.. Lieutenant. 

Essrager, B., Captain. 

Emmerson, G. W., Colonel. Chicago, 111. 

Eddy, N., Colonel, South Bend. Ind. 

Emery, C. F., Captain, Man>u. 111. 

Eldridge, H. N., General. Chicago. 111. 

Engert, S.. Lieutenant. 

?:dwards, S. R., Lieutenant. 

Everett, E.. Surgeon, (^lincy. 111. 

Edwards, A. W.. Major, Carlinville. 111. 

Ellis, G. II.. Lieutenant. Wilmington. Ohio. 

Elston. |. C Major. Crau lordsville. Ind. 

Fletcher. T. C, Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Frarv. R. B., Captain, Lamoille, 111. 

Fiffe, J. R.. Lieutenant. Magnolia, 111. 

Ferry, W. M., Lieutenant-Colonel, Grand Haven, Mich. 



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Frowe, S. S., Captain, Davenport, Iowa. 

Fisher, F. P., Lieutenant, Chicago, III. 

Fearing, B. D., General, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Fabrique, A. H., Major, St. Louis, Mo. 

Fuller, J. W., General, Toledo, Ohio. 

Fox, J. H., Captain. 

Ferrier, T. E., Lieutenant. 

Foster, J. T., Colonel, Chicago, 111. 

Frick, C. A., Captain, Keithsburg, 111. 

Fisk, C. B., General, St. Louis, Mo. 

Foster, J. S., Captain, Amelia, Ohio. 

Ford, M., Captain. 

Foster, J. A. W., Captain, Evansville, Ind. 

Fort, G. L., Lieutenant-Colonel, Lacon, 111. 

Funke, Otto, Colonel, Lincoln, Neb. 

Felton, Charles, Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Fallaws, Samuel, General, Madison, Wis. 

Frj, T. W., Colonel, Lafayette, Ind. 

Flansburg, N., Lieutenant, Galera, Henry County, 111. 

Foster, Ljonel, Surgeon, 

Furgeson, D., Lieutenant. 

Fry, J. C, Colonel, Sidney, Ohio. 

Ford, George, E., Colonel, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Force, M. F., General, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Franklin, E. C, Major, St. Louis, Mo. 

Flad, H. C, Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Fi.sher, C. W., Colonel, Ottumvva, Iowa. 

Fox, F. W., Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Forbes, William, Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Flint, M. R., Captain, Shipman, 111. 

Fitch, J. A., Major, Chicago, 111. 

Fleming, R. H., Major, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Fitzsimmons, G. W., Captain, Chillicothe, Ohio. 

Gile, D. H., Captain. 

Griffin, C. E.. Lieutenant, Hamilton, Ohio. 
Goodwin, George J., Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 
Gilmore, F. H., Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 
Graves, W. H., Colonel, Toledo, Ohio. 
Grier, D. P., General, Peoria, 111. 
Goodbrake, C, Surgeon, Clinton, III. 
Gladding, C, Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 
Graves, P., Lieutenant-Colonel, Albion, Mich. 
Gere, W. B., Colonel. 
Godfrey, H. W., Lieutenant, Qiiincy, 111. 
Graves, S. E., Captain, Adrian, Mich. 
Garber, M. C, Colonel, Madison, Ind. 
Guthrie, J. W., Assistant Surgeon. 



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<ir;n , 1 1. L.. Licutenimt. 

Grcsliam, \V. (^, (JciK-ral, New Alliaiiv. Iiui. 

Goodiiiu;, E. L., Captain, Lockport, ill. 

Cjrierson, B. II., (jenoial, U. S. A. 

(jrant, U. S., General. Washington, D. C. 

Grier, B. A. F.. Colonel, Mt. \'ernon. O. 

CTilles]iie. J. W. A., Captain, Micicileto\i ii. Ohio. 

Hill, E. S., Surgeon, Oxford, Ohio. 

Hunt, T. H.. Colonel, U. S. A. 

Heighway, A. E., Surgeon. Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Henry, C. D., Captain. 

Hoover, J. S., Colonel, Middletown, Ohio. 

Hartshorne, D. W., Major, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Henricle, J., Lieutenant, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Harper, T. L., Major, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Hughes, J. H., Lieutenant, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Hill. V. T., Captain. 

Heath, T. T., Cincinnati, O. 

Hodges, W. R., Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Harding, Chester, General, St. Louis, Mb. 

Hawkins, W. J., Major, St. Louis, Mo. 

Iloltzinger, L. M., St. Louis, Mo. 

Hequemburg, W. A., Lieutenant-Colonel, St. Louis. Mo. 

Haverley, C. R., Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Hedley, F. Y., Captain, Bunker Hill, III. 

Hunt, George, Captain, Paris, 111. 

How, J. F., Lieutenant-Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

High, P'rank, Lieutenant, Leavenworth, Kansas. 

Herbert, J. T., Lieutenant-Colonel, East Li\erpo<>l, Ohio. 

Heath, W. H., Lieutenant-Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Henry, W. C, Major, Freestovvn, Ohio. 

Hammond, J. II., (ieneral, Chillicothe, Ohio. 

Hill. VV. II., Lieutenant-Colonel, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Hickenlooper, A., General, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Hitt, J. W., Lieutenant, Mount Morris, 111. 

Hitt, J. E., Captain. Oregon. 111. 

IIf)lman. J. II.. (ieneral. St. Louis, Mo. 

Ilildt, (jeorge II., Lieutenant-Colonel, Canal Do\ er, Ohio. 

Hederick, J. M., General, Ottumwa, Iowa. 

Howe, J. H., Colonel, Kewanec, Henry County. 111. 

Hopkins, M., Assistant Surgeon. 

Hall. John P., Colonel, Morganlield, Union County. Ky. 

Hamilton. C. S.. General, Milwaukee, Wis. 

Hunt, Wm., Lieutenant, Springlield, Ohio. 

Harts, D. H., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Higgins, A. D., Lieutenant. 

Hoyt, H. W. B., Captain. 



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Hill. J. M.. Captain. 

HeafFord, J. H., Lieutenant. Chicago, 111. 

] latch, R. B., Lieutenaut-Colonel. Chicago, 111. 

Hart. L. W., Captain, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Hitchcock, P. M., Lieutenant, Cleveland. Ohio. 

Hawthorn, John, Lieutenant. 

Henry, G. A., Captain, Keosauqua. Iowa. 

Hamilton, J. D., Captain. 

Hanke, A. J., Lieutenant-Colonel, New Alban\ . Ind. 

Hale, G. W., Adjutant, Chicago, 111. 

Hurlbut, S. A., General, Belvidere, 111. 

Hosmer. II. P., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Hunt, J. S., Surgeon, Chicago, 111. 

Hoover, H., Captain, Muscatine, Io'\\a. 

Hugenin. James R., General, Chicago, 111. 

Howe, J. II., Colonel, Chicago, 111. 

Hotaling, J. R., Major, Rochelle, 111. 

Hunting, C. H.. Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Hamill, W. B., Lieutenant, Cedar Falls, Iowa. 

Hamilton, J. C, Major, Sydney, Ohio. 

Hoge, George B., Colonel, U. S. A. 

Hurry, \V. C, Major. 

Hazen. W. B., General, U. S. A. 

Hedger, S. W., Lieutenant. Lancaster. Ky. 

Hatchitt. J. G., Surgeon, Frankfort, Ky. 

Hunt, P. B., Lieutenant-Colonel, Lexington. Ky. 

Hamilton, Schuyler, Major-General, New "V'ork Cit\ . 

Hobson, Colonel. 

Heath, W, Mc. K., Captain, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Hipp, Chas., Major, .St. Marys, Ohio. 

Irwin. B. J. D., Surgeon, U. S. A. 

Jacobs, \\'. C, Major, Akron, Ohio. 

Jenney. W. L. B., Major, Chicago, 111. 

Judd, Wm. H., Captain, Jetlerson City, Mo. 

Johnson. \V. A., Captain, Grand Lake, Ark. 

Johnson, E. .S., Major, Springfield, 111. 

Joel, E. M., Lieutenant-Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Jonas, E., Captain. New Orleans, La. 

Janes, H. W., Captain, U. S. A. 

Jones, Theodore, General, Columbus, Ohio. 

Johnston, N., Lieutenant. 

Johnson, Benjamin, Lieutenant, Keosauqua, Iowa. 

Jones, II. E.. Lieutenant-Colonel, Portsmouth. 

Jones, W. .S., Colonel, Waverly, Ohio. 

Kerry, H. E., Lieutenant, Bethalta, Madison County, III. 
Kellogg, C- C, Colonel, Princeton, 111. 



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Kliiick, J. (j.. Colonel. Rochester, \. "S". 

King, S. Noble, Lieutenant, Blooniint^ton, 111. 

Keppler, C. W'., Captain, Newark, Ohio. 

Kuertner. \\ in. C, General, Belleville, III. 

Ketteler, C. II.. Captain, Waterloo, 111. 

Keer, Daniel, Lieutenant, Edwardsvillc. 111. 

Kinsman. O. D., Lieutenant-Colonel, Clinton. Iowa. 

Knox, Kilhurn, Colonel. Philadel[)hia. Fa. 

Kceler. Win. 15., Colonel, Mu.scatine, Iowa. 

Keables, 15. 1\, Major, Pella, Iowa. 

Kenyon. N. C, Lieutenant-Colonel. Chatsworth. 111. 

Knox, W. A., Surgeon, Chicago, 111. 

Kennard, G. W., Major, Champaign, 111. 

Knipe, J. I"., (ieneral, Ilarrisburg, Pa. 

Krughoft". Louis, Major, Nashville, 111. 

Kalb, J. C, Surgeon, Colimibus, Ohio. 

Kemper, A., Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Knispel, C. P., Captain, Belleville. III. 

Kinney. T. J., General, Vermont, 111. 

Kleckner, G. S., Captain. 

Keeler, M. E., Lieutenant, Bclvidere, 111. 

Klem, Otto. 

Kinsloe, A. S., Lieutenant, Ottawa, 111. 

Kittoe, E., Surgeon, Cialena, III. 

Keigwin, James, Colonel, Jefterson, Ind. 

Kerby. W. M.. Lieutenant. Lancaster. Ky. 

Keller, L., Captain, Davton, Ohio. 

Kimball, N., General, Indianapolis, Ind. 

Kennett, II. G., Colonel, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Landrum, W. J.. Colonel, Lancaster, Ky. 

Leggett, M. D., Major-General, Washington, I). C. 

Lauman, J., Lieutenant, Napoleon, Ohio. 

Laird, S. M., Captain. 

Lewis, J. v.. Captain, Cincinnati. Ohio. 

Laudeman, O. C, Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Loomis, John Mason, Colonel, Chicago, 111. 

Logan, John A., (jeneral, Washington, D. C. 

Logan, John, Colonel, Carlins\ille, III. 

Lippincott, C. E., General, Springfield, III. 

Lowe, S. A., Captain, Chicago, III. 

Logan, Thomas, Lieutenant-Colonel. Carthage. 111. 

Leake, J. B., Lieutenant-Colonel. Davenport, Iowa. 

Lewis. J. C, Captain, Buchanan, 111. 

Lutz, L. L., Captain, Chicago. III. 

Leib, II., (jeneral, Springfield, 111. 

Lucas, E. W., Lieutenant-Colonel, Iowa City, Iowa. 

Lacey, M. M., Major, Richmond, Ind. 



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Larimer, James R., Captain, Bloomington. III. 

Ledyard, G. C, Captain, Chicago, III. 

Lanstrum, C, Captain, Galesburg, 111. 

Lawrence, E. C, Lieutenant, Chicago, III. 

Loop, C. B., Major, BeUidere, 111. 

Lynch, W. F., Colonel, Elgin, 111. 

LaMotte, R. S., Major, U. S. A. 

L'Hommedieu, Samuel, Major, (Surgeon), St. James Hotel, N. Y. 

Lindsey, W. D., Colonel. Louisiana. 

Loudon, D. W. C, Colonel, Georgetown, Oliio. 

Lynch, Frank, Captain, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Lemmon. J. M., Captain, Clyde, Ohio. 

Murphy, D. A., Lieutenant, St. Louis, Mo. 

Mason, R. H.. Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Murphy, P. H., Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Miles, Joseph, Lieutenant, Louisville, Ky. 

Moss, J. Thompson, Lieutenant, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Munson, G. D., Lieutenant-Colonel, Zanesville, Ohio. 

Mueller, A. 

Mcumann. Theodore, Colonel, East St. Louis, 111. 

Miller, P.. Major, Liverpool, Ohio. 

Miller, M. M., General, Galena, 111. 

Martin, A., Lieutenant. 

Mitman, William. Captain. 

Moftatt, T. S., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Mead, W. G., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Mahon, Samuel, Major, Ottumwa, Iowa. 

Merrill, N. II., Captain, Buchanan, Mich. 

Mather, T. S., Colonel, Springfield, 111. 

Madgeburg, H., Colonel, Milwaukee, Wis. 

Martin, James, General, Salem, 111. 

Morton, Lieutenant-Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Mitchell, S. M., General. Columbus, Ohio. 

Merrill, W. I., Captain. 

Mason, B. W., Captain, Bloomington, 111. 

Matts, O. H., Assistant Engineer, Chicago, 111. 

Maguire, G. A., Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Moore, J. H., Chaplain. 

Marshal, W. R., General, St. Paul, Minn. 

Markland, A. IL, Colonel, Washington, D. C. 

Merrill, S., Colonel, Des Moines, Iowa. 

Manville, C. P., Lieutenant. 

Monroe, J. II., Captain, Muscatine, Iowa. 

Mayer, D. W., General. 

Moore, J. T., Lieutenant-Colonel, Lima, Ohio. 

May, Dwight, General, Kalamazoo, Mich. 

Moore, L. W., Captain, Edwardsville, 111. 



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Mason, (jcorgc. Major. Chicago, 111. 

Martin, E., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

McFeelv, R., Colonel. U. S. A. 

McDowell. M., Major. Chicago. 111. 

McClernand. J. A., (ieneral, Springllelii. III. 

McCook. K. S.. General. Pekin. 111. 

McCJrcw, J. .S., Lieutenant-Colonel, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

McDonald. John. General. St. Louis. Mo. 

McLean. . Captain. St. Louis, Mo. 

McCJrath, John. Major, St. Louis, Mo. 

McArthur, John, General, Chicago, 111. 

McCoy. J. C, Colonel, U. S. A. 

McFall, John, General, St. Louis, Mo. 

McKinney. D.. Captain. Peoria, 111. 

McClaughry, R. W., Major. 

McAuley, J. T., Captain. Chicago. 111. 

Mcintosh, A., Captain. Joliet, 111. 

McDermott. R., Lieutenant-Colonel, Dayton, Ohio, 

McCartney, J. A., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

McCauley. P. II., Major, Milwaukee. Wis. 

McGrath, P., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

McNeil, H. C, Lieutenant, Davenport. Iowa. 

McMillan, Charles, Surgeon, New York City. 

McArthur, H. C, Major, Memphis, Tenn. 

Mc(jinnis, G. S., General. Indianapolis, Ind. 

McKindly, S. J., Captain. 

McCaleb. II. A.. Colonel, Ottawa, 111. 

Murray, E. H., General. Louisville, Ky. 

Monroe. B. F., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Martin. Roger, Colonel. Mitchell. Ind. 

McMillan, W. L., General, New Orleans, La. 

McCi^iiddy, J. T., Colonel, New Albany, Ind. 

McKinny. George II., Major, Solanford, Ky. 

Marsh. W. R., Colonel. 

Morton, G. C Lieutenant. 

Moore, John, Surgeon, U. S. A. 

Moulton, C. W., Colonel, Cincinnati, O. 

Moore, R. M., Colonel, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Mussey, W. IL, Surgeon. 

Mills, Lewis, Captain, Cincinnati, O. 

Nichols. F. C. Major. U. S. A. 

Noble, J. \V.. General, St. Louis, Mo. 

Newsham, T. J.. Major, Edwardsville, 111. 

Neely, J. C, Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Nichols, E. A., Captain, Newark. Ohio. 

Noleman, R. D., Captain. Centralia, 111. 

Newton, D. C, Captain, Batavia, Kane County, 111. 



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Nish, J., Captain. 

Nichols, R., Surgeon, Bloomington, 111. 

Norton, J. B., Major, Earlville, 111. 

Noble, H. T., Colonel, Dixon, 111. 

Neil, J. B., Columbus, Ohio. 

Nutt, E. E., Captain. 

Nojes, E. F., General, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Nichols, A. N., Major. 

Nelson, Wm., Major, U. S. A. 

Nunes, J. A., Major, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Nigh, Elias, Colonel, Ironton, Ohio. 

Nixon, O. W., Surgeon, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Nichols, G. W., Major, Cincinnati, O. 

O'Connell, John, Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 
Oglesby, R. J., General, Decatur 111. 
Ousley W. T., Surgeon, Paducah, Ky. 
O'Kane, J.. Lieutenant-Colonel. 
Oliver, J. M., General. 

Patier, Charles O., Captain, Cairo, 111. 
Parker, Eli, General, Washington, D. C. 
Phillips, Julius, Captain, Hillsboro, 111. 
Parrott, J. C. General, Keokuk, Iowa. 
Porter, F. G., Surgeon, St. Louis, Mo. 
Putnam, C. M., Captain. 
Padon, William, Major, Troy, 111. 
Pitzman, Julius, Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 
Phillips, J. J., Lieutenant-Colonel, Hillsboro, 111. 
Pope, A. J., Major, Sigourney, Iowa. 
Pike, R. W., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 
Parker, W. B., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 
Puterbaugh, G., Captain, Peoria, 111. 
Perkins, John L., Major, Burlington, Ind. 
Pitman, W. G., Captain, Madison, Ky. 
Pressel, D. W., Lieutenant, Keokuk, Iowa. 
Pullen, J. O., Captain, Bloomington, 111. 
Peters, M. H., Captain. 
Pope, John, General, LT. S. A. 
Perry, J. J., Captain. 
Page, E. E., Lieutenant, Naperville, 111. 
Plummer, S. E., Surgeon, Rock Island, III. 
Pierce, J. O., Colonel, Valparaiso, Ind. 
Pike, E. W., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 
Poke, D. W., Lieutenant, Warrensburg, Mo. 
Pfoutz, Ira, Captain, Dayton, O. 
Pearson, R. N., General, Springfield, O. 
Peek, W. G., Major, Ironton, Mo. 



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Polk, William, Captain, Freeport, 111. 

Puniniill. John. Lieutenant-Colonel. Cincinnati, O. 

Potter, J. W., Surgeon. Columbus. Ohio. 

Paddock, G. L., Lieutenant, Chicago. 111. 

Pierson. G. L.. Lieutenant. 

Pride. G. G., Colonel, New York City. 

Perrv, A. C, Major. Michigan City. Ind. 

Peirounette, C. A., Captain, Arlington, 111. 

Powell, K.. Major. Chicago. 111. 

Peterson, R. H., Lieutenant-Colonel, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Potts, B. F., General, Carrolton, O. 

Powell, J. W.. Major, Chicago, 111. 

Potter, J. A.. Brevet Brigadier-General, Louisville. Ky. 

Patterson, R. F., Lieutenant-Colonel, Memphis, Tenn. 

Pearce. E. P., Lieutenant, Marietta. Ohio. 

Partridge. C. A.. Captain, Cincinnati, O. 

C^iinhy, S. J.. Surgeon, Memphis, Tenn. 

Ronier, Francis, Colonel, St. Louis, Mo. 

Ravold, Wm., Lieutenant, St. Louis, Mo. 

Randolph. M., Captain, Cincinnati. O. 

Reynolds. Thos., Colonel, Madison. Wis. 

Rowett, R.. General. Carlinsville, 111. 

Reed, II. T., General, Keokuk, Iowa. 

Ryan. A. 11., Colonel. Fort Smith. Ark. 

Ross, E. C, Major. Washington City, D. C. 

Reed, John, Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Roots, L. H., Lieutenant-Colonel, DuValls BlulT. Ark. 

Reid, David O., Captain, Rock Island, 111. 

Ruff, W. A.. Captain. Chicago, 111. 

Reese, Theodore. Captain. Evanstown. 111. 

Rowley, W. R., General, Galena. 111. 

Ross, L. F., General, Avon, 111. 

Ruggles. J. M.. General. Havana. 111. 

Richmond. J. F., Captain, St. Charles, 111. 

Reibsame, Chris., Captain. Bloomington, 111. 

Reynolds. J. S., General, Chicago. 111. 

Reid. J. M.. Lieutenant-Colonel. Keoknl 1,~.u.i 

Rogers, J.. Lieutenant. Chicago. 111. 

Ransom. J. P.. Lieutenant. 

Roberts. A. J.. Lieutenant. 

Rumsey. J. W.. Captain. Chicago. 111. 

Rumsey. J. P.. Captain. Chicago. 111. 

Routt. John L.. Captain. Bloomington. 111. 

Rosset. L.. Lieutenant. Springfield, 111. 

Reid. R. F.. Adjutant. Rock Island. 111. 

Rosenbaum, II.. Captain. Toledo, Ohio. 



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Rutger, F., Lieutenant, Belvidere, 111. 
Randall, J. R., Lieutenant, Wilmington, 111. 
Rice, E. W., Major-General, Oskaloosa, Iowa. 
Rose, L. M., Captain, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Riggin, John, General, St. Louis, Mo. 
Reiley, W. N., Captain. 
Rittenouer, E., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 
Rusk, J. M., General, Madison, Wis. 
Rose, F. M., Major, Winona, Minn. 
Raymond, John B., Captain, Jackson, Miss. 
Richardson, G. W., Lieutenant, Columbus, Ind. 
Rice, A. v., General, Ottawa, Ohio. 
Randall, L. G., Lieutenant, Napoleon, Ohio. 
Ricker, E. G., Major. 
Rhoads, F. L., Colonel, Shawneetown, 111. 

Smith, John E., General, U. S. A. 

Silversparre, A., Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Sullivan, P. J., Colonel, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Smith, Giles A., Major-General, Washington, D. C. 

Swajne, Wager, General, Toledo, Ohio. 

Spooner, B., General, Lawrenceburg, Ind. 

Spear, E., Captain, Warren, Ohio. 

Simpson, P. J., Lieutenant- Colonel, Greenfield, Ohio. 

Schuster, George, St. Louis, Mo. 

Sanborn, J. B., General, St. Paul, Minn. 

Sheldon, C. S., St. Louis, Mo. 

Sanford, W. W., General, St. Louis, Mo. 

Simpson, Samuel P., Lieutenant-Colonel, Jefterson City, Mo. 

Short, R. W., Captain, Brighton, III. 

Steckle, J. II., Lieutenant, St. Louis, Mo. 

Sevmore, W. B.. Captain. 

Spring, E. C, Lieutenant, Macon, Mo. 

Simmons, T. H., Lieutenant. 

Strong, W. E., General, Chicago, 111. 

Stebbins, F. J., Lieutenant. 

Smith, A. J., General, St. Louis, Mo. 

Sabine, A., Surgeon, Jeffersonville, Ind. 

Safeley, J. J., Major, Washington, D. C. 

Schofield, H., Colonel, Washington, Iowa. 

Sample, James, Lieutenant, Keokuk, Iowa. 

Sears, D. S., Lieutenant, Moline, 111. 

Satterfield, T. R., Chaplain. 

Siglej, W. B., Captain. 

Smith, H. B., Captain. 

Sherburne, E. A., Captain. 

Stewart, Owen, Colonel, Chicago, 111. 

Smith, M. L., General, Bloomington, 111. 



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Stafford, E. F., Captain, IJalavia, 111. 
Silva, C. P., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 
Svvarthout, W., Lieutenant-Colonel, Qiiincv, 111. 
Scheel, F. E.. Lieutenant, East St. Louis, Mo. 
Scates, W. B., General, Chicago, 111. 
Starring, F. A., Captain. 
Smith, R. A., Captain, 

Scribner, W. S., Lieutenant. Helena, Montana. 
Sturgis, II., Captain, Lincoln, 111. 
Shedd, Warren, General, Warrensburg, Mo. 
Still, R. A., Captain, Chicago, 111. 
Simpson, John, E., Major, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Smith, Miles, Colonel, Keokuk, Io\va. 
Scammon, Charles T., Major, Chicago, 111. 
Stewart, W. II., Captain, Ottumwa, Iowa. 
Smith, J. VV., Captain, Champaign, 111. 
Smith, J. M., Captain, Chicago, IH. 
Stone, J. C, Colonel, Burlington, U)\va. 
Smith, J. A., Captain, Jacksonville, 111. 
Smith, W. S., General, Chicago. 111. 
Scott, John, Colonel, Nevada, Iowa. 
Sanders, A. H., General, Davenport, Iowa. 
Stockdale, S. A., Major, New Orleans, La. 
Stockton, J. S., General, Chicago, 111. 
Sprague, J. W., General, Portland, Oregon. 
Stewart, A. S., Captain, Woodstock, 111. 
Skinner, II.. Lieutenant-Colonel, Winona. Minn. 
Strong, W. A., Captain, Chicago. 111. 
Sherman, W. T., General, U. S. A. 
Scott, R. K., General, Columbia, S. C. 
Stephenson, W. B., Lieutenant, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Schofield, G. W., Lieutenent-Colonel, U. S. A. 
Skerrett, W. H., Lieutenant, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Slack, J. R., Colonel, Huntington. Ind. 
Sheafe, C. A., Captain. 
Smith, J. P., Capt.'iiii. 

Taylor, Ezra, General, Chicago, 111. 

Tvler, S. S., Lieutenant. 

Towne, R. R., Lieutenant-Colonel, Du Qiioin, 111. 

Towner, H. M., Lieutenant. 

Tompkins. Logan, Major, St. Louis, Mo. 

Teed, D., Captain, Evanston, 111. 

Townsend, C. D., Major, Chicago. HI. 

Tyner, N. II., Captain, Davenport, Iowa. 

Tullis, James, Lieutenant-Colonel, LaFa\ette, Ind. 

Tilson, John, General, Qiiincy, 111. 

Thomas, D. C, General, Salem, Ind. 



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Tobey, E. P., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 
Thomson, T. H., Captain, Geneva, 111. 
Terrj, U. J., Lieutenant. 
Taggart, C, Captain, Freeport, 111. 
True, J. M., General, Mattoon, 111. 
True, J. W., Major, Mattoon, 111. 
Taylor, F. M., Chicago, 111. 
Titcomb, J. S.. Captain. 
Towner, H. N., Major, Chicago, 111. 
Thompson, J. M., Major, St. Joseph, Mo. 
Taggart. G. J., Lieutenant-Colonel, Savannah, Ga. 
Tichenor, Geo. C, Major, Des Moines. 
Tuthill, R. S., Lieutenant, Nashville, Tenn. 
Thrall, W. R., Surgeon, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
, Thayer, J. M., General, Omaha, Neb. 
Thornton, Jos. II. 

Thurston, W. II., Colonel, Cincinnati, O. 
Tourtelotte, J. E., Lieutenant-Colonel, U. S. A. 

Underwood, N. C, Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 
Underwood, B. W., Lieutenant, Chicago, 111. 

Van Seller, 11., Lieutenant -Colonel, Paris, 111. 

Von Blessing, L., Colonel, Toledo, Ohio. 

Voges, Theo., Captain, Cleveland, Ohio. 

Vanhoft", Henry, Lieutenant, Springfield, 111. 

Vogelson, W. M., Lieutenant-Colonel. Columbus, Ohio. 

Van Duzen, D., Colonel, Litchfield, III. 

Veitch, J. C, General, Lockport, Ind. 

Vogles, D. W., Surgeon. New Albany. 

Van Dyke, A. M., Major, Ironton, Ohio. 

Wright. W. R., Colonel, Canton, 111. 
Winslow, E. Y., General, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Wilson, II., Colonel, Sydney, Ohio. 
Woods, C. R., Major-General, Newark, Ohio. 
Wynne, Wm. M.. Lieutenant, Columbus, O. 
Welch, P. J., Major. Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Waterhouse, A. C, Colonel, Hannibal, Mo. 
Walcutt, C. C, General, Columbus, Ohio. 
Woods, W. B., General, Newark, Ohio. 
Wilson, T. P., General, St. Paul, Minn. 
Ward, Durbin, General, Lebanon, Ohio. 
Welch, D. N., Captain, New Haven, Conn. 
Walker, J. B., Captain, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Woodhull, Max., General, Washington, D. C. 
Wangelin, H., General, Belleville, 111. 
Weber, D., Colonel, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Ware, W. E., Major, St. Louis, Mo. 



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^\'ehstcr, E. A,. Captain, Kansas Cil\. Mo. 

Wright, H., Captain, I'rankiiii, 111. 

Williams, Ilcnry. 

AViilard, L. S., Major, LitchHold. J 11. 

Wagner, Louis, Lieutenant. 

AViliiams, J. IL, Captain. 

Wright, W. W., (ieneral, Leavenworlli, Kansas, 

AV'oodworth, J. ^L, Surgeon, \\'ashingtoii, D. C. 

Walhiee, W. L., General, Ashland, Ohio. 

Wilson, T. P., Captain, Cambridge, Ohio. 

Whittenhall, D. S., Captain. 

Wilson, F. C, Lieutenant, Chicago. 111. 

Woodward, F. J., Captain, South Pass, 111. 

Wetniore, J. II., Captain. 

Webster, J. D., General, Chicago. Ill, 

Wickliffe. J. 11.. Lieutenant. 

Whittlesev. L. II., Colonel, Chicago, 111. 

Webber, J. C, General. Springlicld. 111. 

White, J. G., Captain. 

Welker, F., Captain, Mount Vernon, O. 

White, J. E., Captain, Aurora, 111. 

Wood, E. J., Lieutenant-Colonel, (ioslicn, Ind. 

Wilson, F. n., Major, Newark, Ohio. 

Warner, John, Lieutenant-Colonel, Clinton, 111, 

Wilcox, J. S., Colonel, Elgin, 111. 

AN'hite, M, II., Major, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Wells, G. E., Colonel, Toledo, Ohio. 

Winans, J. L., Lieutenant, Benton Harbor, Michigan. 

Ward, H. A,, Lieutenant. 

W^arner, \\, Captain, Clinton, 111. 

Williams, C. II., Captain, Cincinnati, (). 

Williams. CJ. C, Lieutenant. 

Woodliurv, II. II., Adjutant. Chicago, 111, 

Webber, A. B,, Captain. 

Wallace, Tliomas, Captain, Chicago, 111. 

Warrons, C. II., Lieutenant. 

Wliiting. B. G., Lieutenant. 

W'eaver, C. R., Colonel, Fort Madison, Iowa. 

Wilson, J. II., Major-General. 51 Libcrtx St.. New "S'ork. 

Walker, W. B., Lieutenant, Harvard. 111. 

W'orden, A., Major, Oskosh, Wis. 

W^ood, John, Colonel, C^iiiincy, 111. 

Williams, 1). II., Lieutenant-Colonel, Rochester, Minn. 

Wilson, O. M., Major, Indianapolis. 

Woods, P. M., Surgeon, Fairheld. Iowa. 

Wood, W. W., Lieutenant, Belvidere. 111. 

Wright, Craft J., Colonel, (Bt. B. G.,) Glendale. Ohio. 



528 Proceedings of the Society 

Wheeler, W. F., Captain, Helena, Montana. 

Williams, Robert, Lieutenant-Colonel, Eaton, Ohio. 

Wilson, Bluford, Major, Shavvneetown, 111. 

Wood, Oliver, Colonel, (Bt. B. G.,) Portsmouth, Ohio. 

Wright, Alex. M., Captain, Franklin, III. 

White, David, Captain, St. Louis, Mo. 

Wasson, John A., Shawneetown, 111. 

Warner, Willard, General, Mobile, Ala. ^ 

Wise, Jas. S., Major, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Williams, W. S., Captain, Canton, Ohio. 

Waltei-s, J. N., Captain, Springfield. 

Wallace, Lew, Major-General, Ci-awfordsville, Ind. 

Yorke, L. E., General, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Young, William, Captain, Freeport, 111. 

Zickerick, William, Fond du Lac, Wis. 
Zearing, J. R., Major, Dover, 111. 



IN MEMORIAM. 



Lieutenant E. L. Eggleston. 
Surgeon H. E. Foote. 
General Cassius Fairchild. 
Major Henrj S. Fitch. 
Colonel S. J. Hicks. 
Lieutenant F. E. Lovejoy. 
General J. A. Mower. 
Colonel James Peckham. 
General J. A. Rawlins. 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. 529 



C()Rri:spoxi)i:nce. 



That all inay know liow fully our Society is appreciated and 
how kindly all who know it feel disposed toward us, I aj^pend. 
in addition to letters received from niemhers who could not he 
present, a selection from the replies rccei\cd from those in\ ited 
hy your general committee. It can not he hut that all \\ ill Icel 
that our orLjani/.ation lias main' warm friends. 

L. M. Dayton. 
Rccordini>; Secretary. 



Xkw York, March 31, 1S71. 
Gextle.men: — I have delayed responditiir to your invitation to the latest 
practicable moment, hoping I might he able to respond favoialily. I'ut dut\ 
now .seems to point another way. 

The glorious old Armv of the Tennessee. tVoin whose tortuiies ilut\- 
dissevered me soon after the battle of Corinth, has a large place in the lieart 
and history of the nation — how much larger in the alVections of those who 
together endured toil, weariness, privation and danger to save the eountr\- and 
crown that army with the laurel wreath of so many victories. 

Long may her officers and soldiers li\'e, a band of brothers, to conmiemorate 
her glorious achievements and to feed the sacred Hames of friendship enkindled 
amidst camp and bivouac bv the tires of patriotism! 
Fraternally your comrade, 

W. S. Rosi:cK.\xs. 
Gi:nkr.\i. M. F. Force, Chuirntaii. ) 
L. E. 'S'oRKE. Secretary. \ 

Ciiiciniiaii, Ohio. 



New York City, April .'i., 1S7I. 
(Jenerm. M. F. Force. 

Chairman, etc.: 
(JEN"ER.\L: — I regret exceedingh' that I am unable. In- reason of mv family 
affairs, to do myself the honor to accept the compliiuentary invitation you 
have sent me to the fifth annual reunion of your Society. 

I had indulged myself with the hope of being able to attend, until within the 
last few days, and it is with reluctance I now write luy regrets. I am. General, 
very respectfully, 

\'oiu- most obedient servant. 

Irwin McDowem.. 



530 (Proceedings of the Society 

New York, April .f,, 1871. 
To General Maxxixg F. Force, 

Chaii-man Committee. Army of Tennessee : 
We regret that we are unable to be with you. All quiet on the Potomac. 
Mav the waters of the Tennessee and Potomac mingle their streams in 
Boston. May 12th, and flow together around the old Plymouth Rock. 

George H. Sharpe, Recording Secretary, 
W. C. Chl'RCH, Corresponding Secretary, 
\l. E. Davis, Jr., Treasurer, 

Society of the Army of the Potomac. 

New York, March .'!!, 1S71. 
General Manning F. Force, 

Chairman, etc.: 

My Dear Gener.vl: — I thank vou for vour kind invitation, in behalf of 
the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, to be present at the fiith reunion 
during the coming week. I am sorry that I can not, on account of business 
engagements, avail myself of the opportunity of renewing old associations and 
friendships with the gallant officers of your gallant army. 

Each division of our ariny rightly cherishes its own personal historv and 
personal glory — but the history and glor\^ of each gives lustre to the whole. 
Every soldier, of whatever army, has, therefore, a rightful interest in the 
splendid history of the Army of the Tennessee, and remembers, with just pride, 
your illustrious record of victories. We, who had a share in the defense of 
Knoxville, gratefully remember your prompt march to our relief, and the 
message that came to us, one day, from Sherman — that 25,000 men of the 
Army of the Tennessee were within striking distance. F'rom that time we 
have felt something more than a general interest in the Arm\- of the Tennessee, 
and our hearts will be with vou whenever vou meet to renew the memorv of 
those days of trial and of triumph. 

Wishing you a \ery pleasant "reunion," and again thanking you for your 
kind remembrance of me, I remain, 

Sincerely \"our tViend, 

A. E. Blrnside. 



New York, March ;^5, 1S71. 
General M. F. Force, 

Chairman., etc.: 
General: — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your verv kind 
note of the nth, conveying an invitation from the Local Executive Committee 
to be present at the approaching reunion of the Army of the Tennessee. Mav 
I ask you to express to the gentlemen of the committee mv sincere thanks for 
the compliment, and the regret I feel that my engagements are such as to 
render it impossible for me to avail myself of the courtesy. 

With my best wishes for the complete success of the reunion, and the con- 
tinued prosperity of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, I am. 
My dear General, respectfully and sincerely yours, 

Geo. B. McClellan. 



Of the jlrmy of the Tennessee. 531 

State or Wisconsin. Kxix rTi\ k Df.i- aktmkn r. / 
Mmhson, March .27, 1S71. ) 

GeNKKAI. M. r. I'liRCR, 

i'iticinnafi. Ohio: 
General: — I ain in rccL-ipt of vour in\itation to attend the reunion of the 
Societv of the Army of the Tennessee, on the 6th and 7th proximo. I regret 
that my engagements are such that I am coinpelied to he here at that time. I 
need not assure you and all of your old comrades, that, to meet with them on 
that occasion, would be a pleasure which I fiml it iiard to f'orego. 

May your reunion be as pleasant and profitable as the gallant men of your 
arm\' deser\e, is the wi^h of your friend, 

Liciis Faircmii.I). 



Coi-iMius, March ,7.7, 1S7 1. 

General L. E. Vorke, ) 
General M. F. Force. ^ 

Your invitation as the Local Executive Committee of Arrangements of the 
Society of the Arm\- of the Tennessee is received, and with pleasm-e I accept 
it, not on account of niv own worth, but as the expression of regard toward 
the pioneers of the West. b\- tho^e who fought so braveh' to continue their 
country's freedom in the late unhappy war. 

My services in the war of 181 2 on the frontier of Ohio, wiicn (jenerai Wm. 
n. Harrison was commander, gives me the privilege of representing that army 
at this hap]5\- union. 

Most respectfully. 

]<iIIN Nor.LE. 



1)E1' AI^TMKNT Ol' SlATE, ) 

Wasiiin(;t(>n, March ilO. IS71. ) 
Gr.NKRAi. M. I". Force. 

Chairman, r/c, Cinciiiiiali , C>hio: 
Sir: — I regret that my otTicial duties here will not permit me to attend the 
fifth annual reunion of the Army of the Tennessee, to be held in Cincinnati 
on the 6th and 7th of April. 

Thanking you for the invitation, I remain. 

Verv respectfuUv. \our obedient ser\ ant. 

IIa.mii.ton Fish. 



XwY Department. ) 

W asiiin(;ton, March ;?.>', 1S71. \ 

GENTLEMr.N: — I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of \our letter of the 
1 2th instant, tendering me, with the compliments of the committee, an invita- 
tion to be present at the reunion of your Society on the 6th and 7tii days of 
June jiroximo. 



532 (Proceedings of the Society 

Please accept my thanks, and, with them, my regrets that my olVicial 
engagements prevent my presence on the occasion. 
Yours very respectfully, 

George M. RonEsoN. 
General M. F. Force, Chairman, ] 
General L. E. Yorke, Secretary, \ 

Local Committee, Society of the Army of the Tennessee. 



British Legation, / 

Washington, March 30, 1S71. ) 

Sir: — I am ^■ery much obliged to you for your kind invitation to join with 
you at the annual reunion ot" the Society of the Army of the Tennessee on the 
6th and 7th proximo. I regret, however, to be obliged to decline it on account 
of the engagements which I have, and the serious business which occupies me 
in conjunction with my colleagues of the commission, who, for the same 
reason, are also obliged, though with great regret, to decline you 1; kind invitation. 
I remain, sir, your obedient servant, 

Edward Thornton. 
General Force. 



HEADCjtARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE PACIFIC, ) 

San Francisco, Cal., April 1. 1S71. f 

General L. E. Yorke, 

Society of the Army of the Tennessee, Cincinnati, Ohio: 
De.\r Gener.\l: — I take pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of your 
note of March 13th, inviting me to be present at the approaching annual 
reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. It would afford me 
great pleasure to meet my old comrades of your Society, and I regret that it 
is not practicable for me to do so this year. 

Please present my sincere regards to the officers who mav be present. 
Yours very truly, 

J. M. Schofield, 

Ma /'or- General. 



Chicago, March .?4, 1S71. 

Gentlemen: — I have to acknowledge the receipt of an invitation to attend 
the reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, to be held at Cin- 
cinnati on the 6th and 7th proximo, for which I beg the committee to accept 
my thanks. 

I greatly regret that business engagements, which are imperati\e, will 
prevent attendance. 

Future generations will dwell with intense interest upon that brilliant page 
in the annals of the progress of universal liberty, where the achievements of the 
Army of the Tennessee are recorded, and where the names of Grant, of Sher- 
man, of Logan and the rest of that glorious host shall be dulv embalmed. 



Of the Army of the Tennessee. ^^T) 

Tnistiiii; that tlie just prido attciulini; the coiiscioiisiicss of thi^ lad inav 
animate all tiio incmhors of xoiir Sociotv. and wisliiiiij; \ on a liapjiN time. I am, 
\'civ rcspcctliillv vonis, 

Jl Ml S WlIITK. 

Record iiiij^ Srcrrtary Army of the Ohio. 
General M. F. Force. Chairman. ) 
General L. E. Yorke, Secrvtary. ) 

Commitii'v. 



Cincinnati. March ..'■',. 1S7 1. 
Genkkai. L. E. "^Okke, 

Secretary Local Executive Committee Society Armv of the Tennessee: 
General: — I have tlie honor to acknowledge the receipt, through vou. of 
an in\itation to attend the reunion of the Society of the Army of the 'J'en- 
nessee, in this city, on llie 6th and 7th proximo. Knowing, as I do, so many 
of \our members, and being heartily in sympathy \\ ith the sentiment which 
brings you together in these occasional reunions. I cieepiy regret my inability 
to accept this kind imitation. 

Hoping you ma\- ha\e the success which has ahva\s attemled your efVorts, 
peaceful or waiMike. 

I am yours truly, 

X. L. A N 1)i:ks()N, 
Colonel and Brevet Ma/*)r-(ieneral. 



TrEASI RY DeI'AKTMKNT. TnTKKN AI, ReVKNI E Bl KEAl , ( 

W AsiiiNc; roN, April .',, 1S7I. \ 

General M. F. Force, t 
General L. E. Yorke, \ 

Socie/v Armv of the Tennessee: 
Gentlemen: — "\'our complimentary in\ itation to the leunion of the Society 
of the Armv of the Tennessee, in Cincinnati, on the ^th ami 7th ot' Aj^ril. is 
just received, and it is with extreme reluctance that I tind myself admitting I 
am unable to attend a reunion of soldiers anywhere, or at any time, but, in 
this instance, the very great pressure of public business in this ofHce will 
require my presence here. 

With my best wishes for your usual glorious time, 

I'ruly _\ours, 

A. Pleasanton. 



\'iRGiNiA City, .\fril (I, 1S71. 
To General W. T. Sherman. 

/'resilient, etc.: 
"^'our comrades of the Rocky Mountains hail and greet you. 

Bknja.min F. Totts, 
Ann. 11. .Sanders, 
James L. Mi rimiy, 
\V. 1". W heeler, 
F. C. Deimlinc;. 
James E. Cali.uwav, 
w . s. sckibnek. 



534 ^Proceedings of the Society 

Louisville, Ky., April 5, 1S71. 
General M. F. Force, 

Chairman Executive Committee, etc.: 
General: — I received your kind invitation of the uth ultimo, to attend 
the reunion of the Society of the x\rniy of the Tennessee at Cincinnati, in 
due season. I ha\e delayed so long in answering, in hopes that I might he 
able to accept. But business of the first importance, both public and private, 
presses so hea\il\' upon me, that, I am sorry to say, it will be utterly impossible 
for me to come. 

I wish you all much pleasure, and am. 

Very truly yours, 

G. Weitzel, 
J\fa/or Engineers, U. S. A. 



Baltimore, March 27, 1S71. 
General M. F. Force, ) 
General L. E. Yokke, \ 

Cincinnati : 
Gentlemen: — On my return to the city on Saturday last, I received your 
polite invitation to attend the fifth annual reunion of the Society of the Army 
of the Tennessee, to be held at Cincinnati on the 6th and 7th proximo, which I 
regret it is not in my power to accept — having other engagements which \\ ill 
detain me in this city until the 17th instant, when I start for San Francisco. 
I remain, 

Yours ver\' tridy, 

Louis McLean. 






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